If a Teams normalization rule outputs a number without a leading '+', the calling service tries to normalize it again with tenant and regional rules. Microsoft recommends that all rules output numbers starting with '+'.

Checked 2026-09-23

To avoid double normalization, it's recommended that all normalization rules result in numbers starting with a "+".
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone
Subsystem
normalization rules
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-23
Checked
2026-09-23

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 23). Enterprise dial plan design and normalization: source note dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm,
  title  = {Enterprise dial plan design and normalization: source note dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm},
  note   = {Source note dial-plan-design-teams-plus-avoids-double-norm, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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