Expenditure grew significantly from R1.3 billion in 2006/07 to R2.5 billion in 2009/10, at an average annual rate of 23.2 per cent. This was due to the following additional allocations: R500 million in 2007/08 to Sentech for the national wireless broadband network; R600 million in 2008/09 and R450 million in 2009/10 to Telkom for implementation of the ICT access network; and R200 million in 2008/09 and R100 million in 2009/10 to Sentech to fund the ICT infrastructure for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.