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There is a new Promo available for CSP education customers that have Office 365 A1 for faculty to transition those faculty to Office 365 A3 or Microsoft 365 A3 at a 25% discount for annual commitment plans only.
This offer is available through October 31, 2021 – all orders and renewals after this date will be at the full price.
CSP Eligibility requirements for this Promo offer include:
- Customer must be an existing education CSP customer with Office 365 A1 (faculty) subscriptions prior to January 1, 2021.
- Customer may not also have Office 365 A3/A5 or Microsoft 365 A3/A5 seats.
- Customer may add incremental, net new Office 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A3 licenses using the Promo discount.
What is the promotional discount?
- The promotional discount is for existing CSP education customers and consists of a 25% discount on Office 365 A3 or Microsoft 365 A3 licenses for CSP for those moving from Office A1 (faculty) to the Promo. It is for annual commitment plans only (no month to month).
- The total number of Promo seats ordered should be no greater than the number qualifying Office 365 A1 (faculty) seats the customer currently has licensed.
- Customer may add incremental, net new Office 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A3 (faculty) using the Promo discount for new faculty and staff.
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CSP Eligibility requirements for this Promo offer include:
- Customer must be an existing education CSP customer with Office 365 A1 (faculty) subscriptions prior to January 1, 2021.
- Customer may not also have Office 365 A3/A5 or Microsoft 365 A3/A5 seats.
- Customer may add incremental, net new Office 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A3 licenses using the Promo discount.
- There are no minimum seats required to redeem this Promo offer.
Microsoft expects and trusts partners to execute the Promo in a compliant way and pass the discount in full value to the customer. Please, carefully read the guidance and rules in CSP Promotions in Partner Center.
What is the promotional discount?
- The promotional discount is for existing CSP education customers and consists of a 25% discount on Office 365 A3 or Microsoft 365 A3 licenses for CSP for those moving from Office A1 (faculty) to the Promo. It is for annual commitment plans only (no month to month).
- The total number of Promo seats ordered should be no greater than the number qualifying Office 365 A1 (faculty) seats the customer currently has licensed.
- Customer may add incremental, net new Office 365 A3 and Microsoft 365 A3 (faculty) using the Promo discount for new faculty and staff.
What is the Promo Offer ID or SKU?
- Campaign ID:
- Office 365 A3 Campaign ID: 53a17af5-d7a0-4370-9fc8-80d65bfdaa03
- Microsoft 365 A3 Campaign ID: 91305bd4-471c-44b8-9691-78e1d41a32ca
Promotion start date 12/01/2020
Promotion end date 10/31/2021
Enablement
27 May | 14:00
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