A note on the Connect tab states that an agent using the contact center solution does not need a Phone System license, while the Teams user needs a Phone System license and a phone number for the agent's call transfer.

fact · verified 2026-09-14

The agent used contact solution doesn't need a phone system license.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem
contact-center-integration-models
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-14
Status
fact
Confidence
0.60
Verified
2026-09-14

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 14). Teams contact center integration models: claim teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license,
  title  = {Teams contact center integration models: claim teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license},
  note   = {Claim teams-contact-center-integration-connect-agent-license, verified 2026-09-14}
}

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