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MBenton
Brass Contributor
May 30, 2023

Microsoft Customer Agreement and US GCC customers

I am being challenged by a prospective customer that since they have GCC licensing (not GCC-High) the MCA at https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/customeragreement does not apply to them.  I unde...
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LicensingConcierge1
Former Employee
May 30, 2023

Hi MBenton 

 

The MCA is required for modern purchases. Since GCC licenses are not in modern yet, the MCA would not be required.

 

However, if the customer wanted to purchase Azure, MCA is required as Azure commercial is in modern -  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/customer-eligibility  

 

 

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    LicensingConcierge1
    Former Employee
    Jun 20, 2023

    also, the MCA for commercial includes a section for government

     

     

     
     

     

     

    - https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/customeragreement

     

     

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    Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge