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.
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.
