Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Zhonghua Telecom conference call for the company's first quarter 2026 operating results. During the presentation, all lines will be on listen-only mode. When the briefing is finished, directions for submitting your questions will be given in the question and answer session. For your information, this conference call is now being broadcast live over the internet. Webcast replay will be available within an hour after the conference is finished. please visit the CHT IR website, www.cht.com.tw slash IR, under the IR calendar section. Now I would like to turn it over to Ms. Angela Tsai, the Vice President of Finance. Thank you. Ms. Tsai, please go ahead. Thank you. I'm Angela Tsai, Vice President of Finance, Zhonghua Telecom. Welcome to our first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining me today are Chonghua's President, Rongxi Lin, and our Chief Financial Officer, Aoqi Xu. During today's call, management will begin by sharing our recent strategic achievements and providing an overview of our first quarter business results. This will be followed by a discussion of our segment performance and financial highlights. We will then open the floor for questions and answers. Please turn to slide two to review our disclaimers and forward-looking statement disclosures. Now, without further delay, I will turn the call over to our president. President Lin, please go ahead. Thank you, Angela. And hello, everyone. Welcome to our first quarter 2026 Result Conference Call. To begin, we are pleased to announce that our 2025 cash dividend per share is set to NT dollars 5.2. with a payout ratio of 104.2%, reflecting both our confidence in operation performance and the commitment to shareholders. For 2026, we are glad to see strong finan...