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Microsoft has announced a significant change to what’s covered by Teams Premium, landing 1 April 2026. It impacts both Places and large-scale events, and it’s worth a look if Places felt too expensive before or if you bought Premium mainly for events. 🧵⬇️

Ben L

@ctrlaltben.com

Big picture: Teams Premium has long been a catch-all for “advanced” Teams features. These changes narrow that scope. The licensing gate is shifting from who has Premium to what you need to do at scale. Events are the clearest example.

23/1/26, 9:30 am0 reposts0 likes

Ben L

@ctrlaltben.com

23 Jan

🎥 Events & webinars Many features that previously required Teams Premium move into Teams Enterprise at no extra cost, including chat, reactions, engagement insights, branding and eCDN. Capacity is now licensed via Attendee Packs

Ben L

@ctrlaltben.com

23 Jan

📍 Places changes follow the same pattern Core end-user features move into base M365 (E3/E5/Business): • Places Finder • Places Explorer • Desk booking No extra cost if you already have E3/E5. Places is no longer positioned as Premium-adjacent by default.

Ben L

@ctrlaltben.com

23 Jan

🏢 Shared Device → Shared Space • One licence now covers up to 4 desks/spaces • Space analytics & booking policies included Teams Premium is left more tightly focused on meetings, calling and intelligence. Details still to come, but the direction is clear: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

techcommunity.microsoft.comLicensing updates extend access to advanced capabilities in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Places | Microsoft Community HubAt Microsoft, we empower organizations to achieve more through intelligent communication, inclusive collaboration, and connected workplace experiences. Our...