Mr. Mark Griffin:

Maybe Mr. Colgan can come in after I have kicked this one off. Western Connect was appointed as consultant for the telecoms measure. There was a call for proposals inviting interested parties to submit applications for projects that would have been appropriate to fund under the measure. The initial application that was submitted by Bytel in April 2004 did not progress at that stage. I think the view was taken that while it was a worthwhile project, certain issues needed to be clarified. After a second application was submitted in July 2004, an assessment panel comprising two members of Western Connect, DETI and my own Department was put in place.