ng place in India. The Reliance group, one of the largest industrial groups in India, has decided to lay optical fibber network across the country. The Tata group and Enron are also planning similar activities while the power distribution utility in Mumbai; BSES has already gone ahead laying optical fibbers along the distribution lines. There are also plans to lay major pipelines criss-crossing the nation, which will also be used as backbone for Internet and telephony. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and the Railways are planning to lay optical fibbers power transmission lines and railways tracks respectively. ...