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Weirdness in O365 ProPlus channel versions today
My bad. I keep forgetting that the Feature updates impact the CC as well as FRDC every 4 months :-(. The technet pages have just been updated too.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt592918.aspx#BKMK_ByVersion
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mt465751
Good catch, it's also worth pointing out if you haven't come across it yet, everything https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Overview-of-the-upcoming-changes-to-Office-365-ProPlus-update-management-78b33779-9356-4cdf-9d2c-08350ef05cca.
The names of the Office 365 ProPlus update channels are changing: Current Channel -> Monthly Channel, FRDC -> Semi-annual Channel (Pilot) & Deferred Channel -> Semi-annual Channel (Broad)
Two updates a year - Office 365 ProPlus will get feature updates in Semi-annual Channel (Pilot) twice a year, in March and September. Those feature updates will then be available in Semi-annual Channel (Broad) four months later, in July and January.
18 months of support. Extended support for Office 365 ProPlus semi-annual feature updates from 12 to 18 months (starting from the initial release)
Further details in the https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Overview-of-the-upcoming-changes-to-Office-365-ProPlus-update-management-78b33779-9356-4cdf-9d2c-08350ef05cca.