# Advanced Communications > An Advanced Communications add-on-style catalog product available with Education Faculty and Student pricing options; confirm current Microsoft feature entitlements before choosing it for a specific communications scenario. Canonical: https://o365hq.com/subscriptions/advanced-communications-education Provider: IT Partner LLC — US Microsoft partner since 2006. Book: https://o365hq.com/book ## Pricing (CSP / NCE, per seat per month unless noted) | Segment | Term · Billing | Invoice per cycle | Monthly equivalent | vs annual-upfront | |---|---|---|---|---| | Education | 1-year · Annual | $21.60 | $1.80/mo | -25.0% | | Education | 1-year · Monthly | $1.89 | $1.89/mo | -21.3% | | Education | Monthly · Monthly | $2.16 | $2.16/mo | -10.0% | | Education | 1-year · Annual | $28.80 | $2.40/mo | +0.0% | | Education | 1-year · Monthly | $2.52 | $2.52/mo | +5.0% | | Education | Monthly · Monthly | $2.88 | $2.88/mo | +20.0% | Prices are Microsoft ERP (estimated retail) — the same price as buying direct; IT Partner adds advisory and support on top. Last price sync: 2026-10-01. For Education, Advanced Communications is best treated as an add-on-style catalog product with separate Faculty and Student pricing options. The source pack confirms pricing variants, terms, and billing options, but not the current service-plan features or prerequisite licenses. ## What's included - Advanced Communications Education subscription option in the catalog. - Education Faculty pricing option for qualifying Faculty purchases, subject to Microsoft eligibility confirmation. - Education Student pricing option for qualifying Student purchases, subject to Microsoft eligibility confirmation. - One-month and annual commitment options, with billing choices shown in the Education catalog entries. ## Not included - A trial offer; the source pack does not list a trial for this product. - A confirmed list of current service-plan features or workload entitlements; those are not provided in the source pack. - A confirmed list of prerequisite base licenses; those are not provided in the source pack. - Implementation, meeting policy design, or tenant configuration services unless separately scoped with IT Partner. ## FAQ ### What is Advanced Communications for Education in Microsoft CSP? Advanced Communications for Education is an add-on-style Microsoft catalog product, because the source catalog marks it as not core and lists Education Faculty and Student pricing variants rather than a standalone base suite. The source confirms Education ordering options, terms, and billing choices, but it does not confirm the current feature entitlements or prerequisite licenses. Schools should confirm the live Microsoft service-plan details before buying it for a specific Teams communications scenario. ### What is included with Advanced Communications for Education? Advanced Communications for Education includes the ability to buy the Advanced Communications subscription option under Education Faculty or Education Student pricing, because the catalog lists both Education variants. It also includes one-month and annual commitment options with different billing choices. The source does not include a confirmed list of current service-plan features, so feature claims should be verified in the live Microsoft catalog before purchase. ### What is not included with Advanced Communications for Education? A trial is not included, because the source pack marks Advanced Communications as having no trial offer. The source also does not include implementation services, tenant configuration, meeting policy design, prerequisite base licenses, or a confirmed list of current workload entitlements. If the school needs a specific meeting, webinar, room, calling, or conferencing capability, confirm whether Advanced Communications still contains that entitlement or whether another Teams add-on is required. ### What is the difference between Advanced Communications Education Faculty and Student pricing? The Faculty and Student options are separate Education catalog variants, because the source lists Education Faculty under SKU 000C and Education Student under SKU 000D. The source does not define Microsoft’s role-mapping, assignment, or eligibility rules for who can receive each option. A school should confirm faculty and student eligibility requirements with IT Partner before ordering or assigning licenses. ### Does Advanced Communications for Education require a Microsoft 365 or Teams base license? A prerequisite base license may be required, because Advanced Communications is presented as an add-on-style product and the source marks it as not core. However, the source pack does not list the eligible prerequisite licenses for Education Faculty or Student purchases. Confirm the current Microsoft prerequisite matrix before buying, especially if the tenant has mixed Microsoft 365 A-series, Office 365 A-series, or standalone Teams licensing. ### Is Advanced Communications the same as Microsoft Teams Premium? No, Advanced Communications should not be assumed to be the same as Teams Premium, because Microsoft has changed Teams add-on packaging over time and the source pack does not confirm current feature entitlements. Some capabilities historically associated with advanced Teams experiences may now be licensed through Teams Premium or other Teams add-ons. Confirm the current entitlement mapping before choosing Advanced Communications for a meeting, webinar, or administrative communications requirement. ### Do we still need Teams Phone, Audio Conferencing, Teams Rooms, or webinar licenses with Advanced Communications? Possibly, because the source does not state that Advanced Communications includes Teams Phone, Audio Conferencing, Teams Rooms, or webinar-related entitlements. Advanced Communications should not be used as a substitute for those licenses unless Microsoft’s current documentation confirms the needed capability is included. IT Partner should validate the intended scenario and identify any separate Teams communications licenses required. ### Does Advanced Communications include Microsoft 365 Copilot or Copilot features? No Copilot entitlement is confirmed, because the source pack only lists Advanced Communications Education catalog options and does not mention Microsoft 365 Copilot or Copilot service plans. Copilot licensing has its own eligibility, prerequisite, and assignment rules. If the communications scenario involves Copilot-generated meeting or collaboration capabilities, verify the required Copilot and Teams licenses separately. ### How should a school evaluate whether Advanced Communications is the right Teams add-on? Start with the use case, because the source confirms ordering options but not the current feature set. List the exact requirement, such as large meetings, webinars, meeting management, calling, room experiences, or compliance controls, and then confirm which current Microsoft SKU provides that entitlement. This prevents buying Advanced Communications for a capability that may now belong to Teams Premium, Teams Phone, Teams Rooms, Audio Conferencing, or another add-on. ### What security and compliance capabilities come with Advanced Communications for Education? The source pack does not confirm any specific security or compliance features for Advanced Communications, because it only provides catalog and pricing-variant information. Security and compliance for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 generally depend on the tenant’s base licenses, configuration, policies, data governance, and any add-on entitlements. Schools should confirm whether the required controls are included in the current Advanced Communications service plan or must be satisfied by other Microsoft 365 compliance products. ### Does Advanced Communications change data residency or student data protections for an Education tenant? Advanced Communications should not be assumed to change data residency or student data protections, because the source does not list any residency, FERPA, privacy, or compliance-specific entitlement. Data location and protection obligations depend on the Microsoft cloud environment, tenant configuration, contractual terms, and the services actually used. Education buyers should validate residency and student-data requirements with IT Partner and Microsoft documentation before purchase. ### How do we get started with Advanced Communications for Education? Getting started should begin with eligibility and prerequisite validation, because the source confirms Faculty and Student catalog options but not assignment rules or base-license requirements. After that, choose the commitment and billing option that fits the academic budget cycle, confirm the live catalog unit of measure, and order only the needed quantity. Tenant policy configuration or deployment work should be separately scoped if the school needs help implementing a specific Teams scenario. ### Is there a migration project when adding Advanced Communications to an existing Education tenant? Usually this is an add-on licensing exercise rather than a data migration, because Advanced Communications is listed as an add-on-style catalog product for an existing Microsoft tenant. However, the actual work depends on the scenario: meeting policies, Teams settings, user assignments, and prerequisite license cleanup may still be required. Confirm the current entitlements and deployment steps before assuming the license alone enables the desired experience. ### Can IT Partner transfer our Advanced Communications CSP subscription with zero downtime? A CSP partner transfer is normally designed to change the reseller relationship, not move tenant data, because the Microsoft tenant and cloud services remain in place. Zero downtime is typically achievable when the transfer is planned correctly, but billing dates, subscription terms, and partner-of-record details must be reviewed. IT Partner should validate the current subscription state before scheduling the transfer. ### Will buying Advanced Communications through IT Partner change the Microsoft service or catalog price? The Microsoft cloud service does not change because the license is provisioned in the same Microsoft tenant and catalog family. Final customer pricing depends on the live catalog, Education eligibility, commitment term, billing option, and partner quote; the source only states that the listed catalog entries were unchanged at the time of the source data. Schools should compare the Faculty and Student options through IT Partner before ordering. ### What commitment and billing options are available for Advanced Communications Education? Education has one-month and annual commitment options, because the source lists one-month billed monthly and annual commitments billed either annually or monthly. The annual commitment billed annually is the lowest listed rate structure in the source, annual billed monthly runs higher, and one-month commitment is the most flexible. Prices should be checked in the live configurator because they vary by eligibility and option. ### Can we cancel or reduce Advanced Communications seats after purchase? Cancellation and seat-reduction rights depend on the Microsoft CSP term rules, because one-month and annual commitments are treated differently. In general, a one-month commitment gives more flexibility, while an annual commitment may restrict reductions after Microsoft’s allowed cancellation or adjustment window. Confirm the current CSP cancellation, renewal, and reduction rules with IT Partner before placing the order. ### Can we increase seats during the term for faculty or students? Seat increases are generally easier than reductions, because Microsoft CSP subscriptions commonly allow adding licenses during an active term while keeping the subscription aligned to its renewal. The important issue is eligibility: Faculty and Student quantities should map to the correct Education pricing variant and Microsoft role rules. IT Partner should confirm the live catalog assignment model and whether separate Faculty and Student subscriptions are needed. ### Can a commercial business buy the Education version of Advanced Communications? No, a standard commercial business should not buy the Education Faculty or Student variant unless it qualifies under Microsoft Education eligibility rules, because the source lists these options specifically for the Education segment. Commercial organizations should use the Commercial segment offering instead. Using the wrong segment can create compliance, quoting, and renewal issues. ### Is Advanced Communications for Education the right SKU for GCC, GCC High, or nonprofit grant scenarios? Not automatically, because the Education offer is separate from Government and Charity segment eligibility even though the product appears across multiple segments in the source. GCC and GCC High requirements involve government cloud availability, residency, and compliance rules that must be confirmed in the appropriate government catalog, not assumed from an Education SKU. Nonprofit or charity buyers should also validate Charity eligibility and any grant context separately, because Education Faculty and Student pricing does not establish nonprofit eligibility. --- To buy or migrate with zero downtime, book a call with Mike (https://o365hq.com/book) or email sales@o365hq.com. Same Microsoft price, partner support included.