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Important notice: Changes to Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams licensing: Worldwide expansion of approach taken in the European Economic Area and Switzerland
On April 1, 2024, in regions outside the EEA and Switzerland, we’re introducing commercial Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites that don’t include Teams, plus a new standalone Teams offering.
Last year Microsoft updated the way Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Teams were licensed in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland in response to concerns raised with the European Commission. Now we’re announcing our plan to extend that approach worldwide as globally consistent licensing reduces customer confusion and streamlines decision making.
On April 1, 2024, Microsoft is introducing a new lineup of commercial Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites that don’t include Teams in regions outside the EEA and Switzerland, and a new standalone Teams offering for Enterprise customers in those regions.
We’re also ending the sale of net-new subscriptions to existing Microsoft 365 E3/E5 and Office 365 E1/E3/E5 Enterprise SKUs with Teams across all channels: volume licensing (VL), Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), and Web Direct. All new Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Enterprise customers in regions outside the EEA and Switzerland will need to choose from new offers for that region. Existing customers in these regions who wish to continue using suites to which they have already subscribed can do so (including renewal, upsell, and license adds).
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