In the Teams Connect model the contact center agent does not need a Teams Phone system license, but a Teams user receiving an agent transfer needs a phone system license and a phone number.

Checked 2026-09-30

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone
Subsystem
contact center pairing
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-30
Checked
2026-09-30

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). UCaaS platforms compared: source note ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing,
  title  = {UCaaS platforms compared: source note ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing},
  note   = {Source note ucaas-platform-comparison-teams-cc-connect-licensing, checked 2026-09-30}
}

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