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Microsoft 365 Business Premium grant is being discontinued
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erinyaakvalley, I looked at our account and I see no option to switch to annual billing. I'm assuming the "next renewal" relevant to this change is the "renews on" date that's in the licensing section, and can't game the system.
As for email, remember that M365 Business Basic includes the email functionality, tied to your domain, that you are using today. That product will remain $0 for the first 1000 seats. I created a new email user this morning, on the $0 plan, and the two licenses -- Premium and Basic, co-exist just fine (so far).
erinyaakvalley, glad you've found it helpful.
I think StewC is correct - unfortunately switching to Annual won't change the renewal date.
Since you're only using the email service and not desktop apps, the free Business Basic licenses will suit your needs. Here's some instructions for switching: https://aka.ms/CustomerGuideFromBPtoBB