Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is considering the possibility of introducing `flexible bandwidth', when it becomes an Internet service provider.
A flexible bandwidth facilitates transfer of more data on a particular band. For example, in the case of a consumer on a 64 kb bandwidth requiring a 120 kb data transfer at some peak hour, the leased line would automatically accomodate 120 kb data transfer.
Moreover, the service is provided to the consumer at no extra charge.
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According to Ramani Iyer, Mumbai, "We are working on the white-band wireless in local loop (WiLL), which is one of the technologies used for the flexible bandwidth for Internet connections."
Flexible bandwidth is a common feature in most nations. UUnet of the US is famous for this kind of service.
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