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In an exclusive interview to NDTV Profit, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Mittal hit out at what he called the irrational pricing of spectrum between older and newer players. He said older players are being asked to pay astronomical sums to renew 2 G licenses, while newer players are getting spectrum at 2002 prices. This he said will not only kill the telecom dream, but is unprecedented anywhere in the world.

Watch Sunil Bharti Mittal in conversation with Sreenivasan Jain on POWER OF ONE on Saturday 24th July 10 at 9:30 PM.

Enclosed are the excerpts from the interview:-

NDTV: The regulators say that when your license comes up for renewal, the first license is going to come in 2014 and that’s for the next 20 years. Again the spectrum which you are going to get 2G spectrum at, will be at 3G prices?

Sunil: I cannot live in a position where a license has been granted at 2008 at 1650 crs, and the license you will renew in 2010-11-12-13 whenever they come, will be at a price of 16,000 crs. You cannot run two licenses in the market, one at 1,600 and one at 16,000 crs. There’s no one in the world that can take this irrationality and survive. I am happy if the government is having a punitive regime in this industry, which I believe they should not but then let it be punitive for all, that’s all I would say.

NDTV: It’s not that the newer players who are coming in for the past couple of years are favoured? They are paying much less than the price you are paying.

Sunil: And we have heard enough on that. No they are paying much less; I paid this price in 2001. They are paying this in 2010. In actual term they are paying fraction of what I have paid. So, all I am saying is that this inconsistency must be exposed that we paid the same price 7-10 years back, the same price is paid by 6+7 new licenses. Now you are asking us to pay ten times more than that. It is inconsistent, you cannot have that.

NDTV: This could literally kill the big telecom dream in India if they carry on like this.

Sunil: Not only that, this is something unheard of that you will have two set of rules. That has never happened in any other industry and I am hoping that won’t happen here too.

Don’t miss your chance to see former Guns ‘n’ Roses lead guitarist perform LIVE in concert only with Vh1!

Vh1, India’s premier international entertainment channel, gives you the chance to be a part of the biggest and most exciting concert of the year! Vh1, as part of its property ‘Ticket to Ride’ is all set to give 2 lucky winners the chance to fly to the island country – Singapore and watch Slash LIVE in concert! All you have to do is join the Facebook Vh1 group and register for the concert at facebook.com/vh1ind

The British-American guitarist Saul Hudson better known as Slash and best known as the former lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses is all set to perform LIVE in Singapore. Slash gained critical acclaim in 2009 when Time Magazine ranked him #2 on its list of the “10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time”. The Vh1 Ticket to Ride contest will give 2 lucky winners the chance to go to Singapore on an all expense paid trip to watch Slash perform LIVE in concert!

In the past 4 years Vh1 Ticket to Ride has sent fans to watch legendary artists like U2, Coldplay, Eminem, Ricky Martin, Pearl Jam, Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, and Santana etc. So hold on tight, you might be the lucky winner who gets to fly to Singapore to watch an unforgettable performance by Slash!

The last date to register is 25th July!

Pulsar and MTV are back with adventure, thrill and a lot more excitement… to present ‘Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded’ – The Himalayan Challenge. With the stunt academy set in the picturesque & tough terrains of Manali, this year the show will be hosted by the super hot Anushkha Manchanda, winner of Fear Factor. Accompanying India’s biggest stunt guru Allan Amin, will also be 4 sizzling hot squad leaders, leading their teams of 3 stunt bikers each. So gear up as India’s first ever stunt biking reality series is all set to burnout your television screens, starting Saturday, 24th July @ 7pm only on MTV - TV News.

Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded

Says hostess Anushkha, ‎”I’m super kicked about being a part of such an exciting show. The experiences I’ve had shooting this show along with Allan Amin have been phenomenal. I love adventure and have just started biking… and I’ve learnt some awesome stunts myself. This is going to be a killer season!

Allan Amin who was a part of the first season as well says, “The first season was about contestants testing themselves on their vigor and valor and about getting acquainted to their bikes. In the second season the contestants, now after having mastered the art of stunt biking are all ready to take on the Himalayan Challenge. So get ready for some spine chilling stunts!”

In its 2nd season, MTV presented auditions for Stunt Mania Reloaded, with the Stunt Mania ‘Rockathon’ - India’s first Bike and Rock Festival. After a rigorous selection process, 12 contestants and 4 squad leaders were selected for the ultimate biking face-off! With teams like ‘Black Demon’, ‘Real Pychos’, Silver Psychedelics’ and ‘Fire Dragons’, Stunt Mania Reloaded is all set to take reality television to the next level. Tasks that have been braved by the contestants range from ‘Pulsar Rafting’ where a fast deflating raft carries the squad leader, while the riders need to face land mines and rapids, even to the famous ‘maut ka kua’.

In its 1st season, this heart pounding 8-part series had 12 of India’s most passionate bikers perform stunts on their Pulsars to face–off in true reality TV format and in front of a live audience. Every episode, the rider with the least marks got eliminated and the remaining would go on to compete for the chance to be crowned the Stunt God and a chance to train with the best in the world! With Stunt Mania Reloaded this year, MTV hopes to reinvent and surpass its own excellent brand of reality television programming and once again prove that it’s the only destination for the youth to prove themselves.

So get ready for never seen before drama & thrill, as you get to follow the contestants from the very get go! Catch it all only on Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded, premiering on 24th July, Saturday @ 7pm only on MTV!

Football fever is running wild! Catching on this football frenzy, Nick presents a story of dreams, friendship and football. Dreamkix is a brand new show based on a farmyard football team that does its best to be the best! This award winning story premieres on NICK, on 5th July and airs Monday to Friday at 6pm & 8pm - TV News.

Dreamkix revolves around a farmyard football team that does its best to join the greatest sporting event of all, “Dream League,” where the most powerful teams on the planet compete. Dreamkix is a fast paced football show packed with high energy and dramatic football moves that is bound to captivate the kids.

The protagonist Roy, builds a team that is originally made up of athletically challenged characters. However, once these teammates come together, they overcome their deficiencies, discover their own unique strengths and become heroes on the soccer field and winners in their daily lives. With the help of friendship, determination & team spirit, watch the underdogs take over the league!

Winner of many prestigious awards, this animation show is another exciting addition to Nick’s wide array of entertaining shows! Yet again, Nick keeps in tune with the current flavor of the season and brings to the kids a football show that they won’t be able to get enough of!

Catch ‘DreamKix, from 5th July, Monday to Friday at 6pm & 8pm, exclusively on Nick!

Star Plus and Hats Off Productions’ Behenein achieves an enormous feat as it completes 100 episodes this week. Entire Star cast and crew of Behenein got together to commemorate the achievement. The whole team celebrated it with a small party that had cake-cutting.

It was a memorable day for the entire unit since the show has gathered lots of popularity in such a short span of time. Aalesha Khan, Sudeep Sahir, Adaa Khan, Manoj Mishra along with the other cast and crew members cut the cake on their sets at Naigaon. The unit and cast are going through a hectic schedule as of now, but plans to party hard whenever they get time.

The show debuted small screen on 8th February, 2010 on Star Plus and since then the TRPs are rising. Well we wish many more happy days for the entire unit of Behenein….