“We continue to expect to repurchase approximately of stock this year and to maintain a consistent pace of buybacks through 2028 as we execute against our plans to return $45 billion plus to shareholders over this time period.”

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“he transaction with [ Lumen ]. We continue to expect that our net leverage ratio will increase to approximately 3.2x following our transaction with EchoStar, then declined to approximately 3x by the end of 2026, and return to a level consistent with our target in the 2.5x range within approximately 3 years following the transaction. We ended the first quarter with $12 billion in cash and with $19 billion available to draw under term loans. So we are in a strong liquidity position as we prepare to close our transaction with EchoStar. We also continue to expect that we will close the transaction with an equity investor for the acquired Lumen fiber assets during the second half of the year. We returned $4.3 billion to shareholders in the first quarter through dividends and share repurchases. We continue to expect to repurchase approximately of stock this year and to maintain a consistent pace of buybacks through 2028 as we execute against our plans to return $45 billion plus to shareholders over this time period. I'm really proud of the team's ability to successfully balance our investment in fiber and 5G, while maintaining consistent return to shareholders. To wrap up, we continue to execute well, and I'm confident that we're positioned to drive improved growth and consistent capital returns through 2028 as we execute on our strategy. Brett, we're now ready for the Q&A. Brett Feldman: Thank you, Pascal. Operator, we are ready to take the first question. Operator: [Operator Instructions] The first question comes from John Hodulik from UBS. John Hodulik: Two if I could. First on OneConnect. Can you talk about sort of how widely it will be rolled out? What kind of support you have from an advertising standpoint, maybe the target market? And then, do you think it can drive subs in the near term? Just”