After a number is assigned, it can take up to 24 hours for the user to be enabled because of latency between Microsoft 365 and Teams; if the number is not correctly assigned after 24 hours, Microsoft directs admins to the Phone Number Service Center.

Checked 2026-09-30

Because of latency between Microsoft 365 and Teams, it can take up to 24 hours for users to be enabled.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem
provisioning latency
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Troubleshooting Teams phone number assignment errors: source note teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Teams phone number assignment errors: source note teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency},
  note   = {Source note teams-number-assignment-errors-24h-latency, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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