Microsoft Teams Phone Standard for Education - Annual Commitment
Microsoft Teams Phone Standard provides faculty at educational institutions with advanced calling capabilities, integrated directly into their Microsoft Teams environment for a full year.
- Annual Commitment: Secure predictable pricing and consistent access to essential calling features for your faculty throughout the academic year.
- Faculty Focused: Tailored pricing and features designed to meet the unique communication needs of educators and administrative staff.
- Integrated Calling: Transform Teams into a full-featured phone system, enabling calls to and from any external number directly within the familiar Teams interface.
- Cost Efficiency: Benefit from education-specific pricing, reducing the overall cost of providing robust communication tools to your institution.
Product Overview
Product Overview
NCE Microsoft Teams Phone Standard offers a dedicated, annual commitment plan for educational institutions, providing faculty with a comprehensive cloud-based phone system integrated into Microsoft Teams. This solution enables users to make and receive external calls, manage voicemails, and utilize advanced calling features directly from their Teams client.
This service is ideal for educational institutions seeking to modernize their communication infrastructure. It empowers faculty and staff, from professors to administrative personnel, to stay connected and productive by consolidating calling and collaboration into a single platform, reducing the complexity and cost of traditional phone systems.
- Full PSTN Calling: Enables making and receiving calls to and from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) directly within Microsoft Teams.
- Voicemail Management: Provides integrated voicemail capabilities with transcription options for easy message access and retrieval.
- Call Management Features: Includes essential call handling features such as call transfer, delegation, call queues, and auto attendants.
- Cross-Platform Access: Users can access phone capabilities from desktop, web, and mobile Teams clients, ensuring connectivity anywhere.
- Annual Commitment Pricing: Offers predictable budgeting and cost savings through a yearly subscription model specifically for the education sector.
Equip your educational faculty with advanced, integrated calling capabilities through Microsoft Teams Phone Standard, offering a cost-effective annual solution for modern communication needs.
What This Enables
Enable faculty to make and receive external calls via Teams
Enable faculty and staff to use Microsoft Teams as their primary phone system, making and receiving calls to any external number. This streamlines communication by consolidating voice and collaboration tools into a single application.
cloud-based collaboration, unified communications, digital transformation initiatives, modernizing IT infrastructure
Streamline communication with integrated voicemail
Streamline daily operations by providing faculty with integrated voicemail capabilities directly within Microsoft Teams. Messages can be accessed, managed, and even transcribed, improving responsiveness and message tracking.
remote work enablement, hybrid work environments, productivity enhancement, digital workflow integration
Automate call routing for administrative offices
Automate call routing and management for administrative departments using features like auto attendants and call queues. This ensures that incoming calls are efficiently directed to the appropriate personnel, improving student and parent support.
campus-wide communication, departmental efficiency, IT service management, operational streamlining
Key Features
Full PSTN Calling
Allows users to make and receive calls to and from any external phone number directly within the Microsoft Teams application.
Voicemail with Transcription
Provides convenient voicemail access and management, with optional transcription to quickly understand messages without listening.
Call Transfer and Delegation
Enables efficient call handling by allowing users to transfer calls to colleagues or delegate call answering responsibilities.
Auto Attendant and Call Queues
Automates call routing for departments, ensuring callers reach the right person or department quickly and efficiently.
Annual Commitment Pricing
Offers predictable annual costs and potential savings through a dedicated pricing plan for educational institutions.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
This plan offers education-specific pricing and features tailored for faculty and staff, supporting the unique communication needs of academic institutions and research facilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables secure and reliable communication for healthcare professionals, facilitating patient and inter-departmental calls within a familiar collaboration platform, crucial for operational efficiency and patient care coordination.
Government & Public Sector
Provides a cost-effective and scalable communication solution for public sector organizations, enhancing citizen engagement and internal collaboration while meeting potential compliance requirements for official communications.
Legal & Professional Services
Supports the need for professional and confidential communication in legal and professional services firms, offering advanced call management and integration with existing Microsoft 365 tools for enhanced client service and internal coordination.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Teams Phone Standard?
Microsoft Teams Phone Standard is a cloud-based phone system that integrates calling capabilities directly into Microsoft Teams. It allows users to make and receive external calls, manage voicemail, and utilize various call handling features.
Who is eligible for the Education Faculty Pricing?
This pricing is specifically designed for faculty and staff within eligible educational institutions. Verification may be required by Microsoft or its partners.
Does this replace my existing phone system?
Yes, Microsoft Teams Phone Standard can replace traditional on-premises phone systems or other VoIP solutions, consolidating communication into the Microsoft Teams platform.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.