Under the Connect model the contact center agent does not need a Teams Phone System licence, but the Teams user who receives an agent's transfer needs a Phone System licence and a phone number.

Checked 2026-09-25

The Teams user does need a phone system license and a phone number to agent's call transfer.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem
licensing
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Microsoft Teams with Genesys Cloud CX: source note teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer,
  title  = {Microsoft Teams with Genesys Cloud CX: source note teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer},
  note   = {Source note teams-with-genesys-cloud-teams-user-license-transfer, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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