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Microsoft announce the general availability of Operator Connect Conferencing and add the licences to the Product Terms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Operator Connect Conferencing capabilities, organisations can add phone numbers from a third-party operator to their Audio Conferencing bridge, and use those numbers to join Teams meetings. Meeting organisers either need to be licensed with an Audio Conferencing licence (which is included in Office\/Microsoft 365 E5), or with a $0 Operator Connect Conferencing licence which can be assigned to anyone already licensed for Teams, and is available through an EA or CSP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find the announcement here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/32Wv6CL<\/a>, and details on the licensing here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GopAHu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft announce the general availability of Operator Connect Conferencing and add the licences to the Product Terms. With Operator Connect Conferencing capabilities, organisations can add phone numbers from a third-party operator to their Audio Conferencing bridge, and use those numbers to join Teams meetings. 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