Spread Out Phone License For Free

A common area phone is typically placed in an area like a lobby or another area that is available to many people to make a call: a reception area, lobby, or conference phone. Common area phones are signed in with accounts tied to a Microsoft Teams Shared Devices license.

Those with Microsoft 365 Enterprise licensing with level E1 or E3 will need to purchase a Teams Phone license. Those that hold E5 already have Teams Phone licensing included. For Microsoft Business 365 it is possible to contact Microsoft to purchase Microsoft Business Voice without a call plan.

Change a license If you are using Teams admin center, in the Licenses and apps tab on the user details, ensure that the old license is removed and the new license is added before you click Save changes.

What is the licensing cost for phones in a shared space with Microsoft Teams Voice? For shared phones, there is an $8 common area phone license and then you will need to add a calling plan on to that which is $12 / month. You will not need any additional Office 365 licenses for the shared phone.

The Teams Shared Device license does not apply to Microsoft Teams Rooms deployments, and details about licenses that support Microsoft Teams Rooms can be found here. This rebranded license is targeted to be available by the end of 2022 across all licensing channels and will be priced at USD 8 per device/month.

Buy an E5/A5/G5 plan and buy Microsoft Calling Plans or connect to a third-party PSTN connectivity provider. Most Microsoft 365 E5, A5, and G5 plans include Teams Phone System, but organizations still need to choose a PSTN connectivity option.

Sign into the Microsoft Teams admin center. In the left navigation, go to Voice > Phone numbers, and then select Add.