Live translated captions for meetings requires Teams Premium license

Originally posted by Microsoft May 11, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Earlier this year we announced the grace period for several Microsoft Teams Premium features that were in preview, including live translated captions for meetings. Starting April 2023, a Teams Premium license is required to use this feature.  

License enforcement will be enabled in July 2023. Once licensing enforcement is enabled, the only users who will be able to access live translated captions for meetings are:

• Individual users that are licensed with a Teams Premium license
• Meeting attendees who attend a meeting where the meeting organizer is licensed with a Teams Premium license (feature available for that single meeting)

When will this happen:

• April 2023 – Teams Premium license required per product terms.
• July 2023 – License enforcement enabled.

How will this affect your organization:

Starting April 2023, product terms require that live translated captions for meetings be licensed with Teams Premium.

While license enforcement won’t be enabled until July 1, 2023, we recommend that proper licenses be acquired for any user that you intend to benefit from live translated captions for meetings. To review the terms and conditions governing the use of Microsoft products and Professional Services acquired through Microsoft Licensing programs, see the Product Terms.

What you need to do to prepare:

We recommend that Teams Premium licenses are acquired for users that you intend to benefit from live translated captions for meetings. Starting July 2023, live translated captions for meetings will not be accessible for those who either are not licensed with Teams Premium, or are attending a meeting where the organizer is not licensed for Teams Premium.

Live captions (without translations) for meetings are unaffected by this change and continue to be available for all Microsoft Teams users.

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