Expenditure increased at a marginal rate from R1.9 billion in 2007/08 to R2.1 billion in 2010/11, at an average annual rate of 3,8 per cent. This was due to the following additional allocations: R500 million in 2007/08 to Sentech for the national wholesale broadband network; R600 million in 2008/09, R450 million 2009/10 and R150 million to Telkom for the implementation of the ICT access network; R200 million in 2008/09 and R100 million in 2009/10 to Sentech to fund the satellite backup for the 2010 FIFA World Cup; and R100 million in 2009/10 and R110 million in 2010/11 to Sentech to cover the costs associated with the envisaged increased operational expenditure during the dual illumination period.