#Skype4BRecap - 01/13/2017 - MSUC.Chat on Jan 27, Cloud PBX PSTN Calling Dial Plans, Consult Transfer

The news of the week this week by far is the ability to create and configure Dial Plans, with EXTENSIONS, for Skype for Business Online, Cloud PBX, PSTN Calling users! However, that's not the only thing worth mentioning. Check out the video below, and don't forget about the links to the various topics discussed below that:

Topics

• MSUC.Chat on Jan. 27 The next MSUC.Chat meeting has been scheduled for the 27th of January! If you missed the first one, be sure to go sign-up now and get it on your calendar. Just register to get the meeting invite, and we'll see you there on Friday, the 27th! http://msuc.chat/index.php/2017/01/11/next-msuc-community-chat-friday-27th-january/
• Cloud PBX PSTN Calling Tenant Dial Plans This is HUGE news! I have had customers asking for custom dial plans and extension dialing in Skype for Business Online for many months, and it looks like that capability is finally making its way into S4BO: https://support.office.com/en-US/article/What-are-PSTN-Calling-dial-plans-2f0cfb59-1ca1-4e31-84ce-09d0b1a7ce1b?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
• Consult Transfer button in the Windows Client For those of you that are fans of the Consult Transfer functionality, it looks like it may finally be making its way into the client. Check out Tom Arbuthnot's blog post for more info: http://tomtalks.uk/2017/01/consult-transfer-button-skype-business-office-2016-insider-fast-channel/
• Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) Jan 3 Update There was a client update that went out on Jan 3rd, and a lot of little buggy behavior was fixed. Check out the update page to find out if that annoying bug that you have been dealing with is addressed: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3141468?sd=rss&spid=16924

If you would rather watch the episode at my YouTube channel instead of in the window above, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Rx2cmO6gjBg

Stay Techy, My Friends!