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Microsoft Skype-to-Teams Migration Left Prepaid Calling Credits Unusable

Microsoft force-migrated Skype users to Teams without providing a clear path to use prepaid calling balance. The new platform made international calling credits effectively inaccessible, with no refund or transfer mechanism offered.

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