...Operator Good morning and welcome to the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders of Lumen Technologies Incorporated. We do not expect any technical difficulties today. However, in the event you do have technical difficulties in the US, please call 1-844-986-0822, or internationally, please call 303-562-9302. The polls are open to vote, click on the vote here button in the middle of the webcast screen. The polls will remain open until the company advises you to the contrary later during the meeting. I would now like to introduce Lumen's Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Meredith Hayes, to make a couple of introduction announcements. Meredith M. Hayes ...