The page now uses “Choose Your Own Telephony Provider” instead of “customer-managed telephony providers,” updates wording throughout, and changes its date to August 5, 2026. It retains the stated availability dates: provider information from September 18, 2026, and configuration from October 30, 2026.
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Choose Your Own Telephony Provider replaces older Entra SMS and voice terminology
The Entra ID Authentication page replaces “customer-managed telephony providers” with “Choose Your Own Telephony Provider” and refreshes related wording. This is a documentation and terminology clarification, not evidence of a product-behavior change. The page continues to state that provider information will be available on September 18, 2026, with configuration beginning October 30, 2026.
- Telephony-provider terminology and planning details revised
Entra ID · AuthenticationThe page’s terminology changed from “customer-managed telephony providers” to “Choose Your Own Telephony Provider,” related wording was updated, and the page date moved from August 4 to August 5, 2026. Its stated September 18 information date and October 30 configuration date remain in place.
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