Microsoft recommends that every normalization rule produce a number starting with +, because a number normalized without + is normalized again by the calling service using tenant and regional rules; Direct Routing customers can remove the + with trunk translation rules if needed.

Checked 2026-09-30

To avoid double normalization, it's recommended that all normalization rules result in numbers starting with a "+".
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem
normalization-rule
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Setting up Teams voice routing policies and dial plans: source note teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus,
  title  = {Setting up Teams voice routing policies and dial plans: source note teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus},
  note   = {Source note teams-voice-routing-setup-rules-emit-plus, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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