The Common Area Phone License include now some additional features:
- Azure Active Directory P1
- Exchange Online (Plan 2)
- Microsoft Intune
These features are already available
- Teams Phone (Previous named Microsoft 365 Phone System (for PSTN calling))
- Microsoft Teams
- Skype for Business Online (Plan 2)
The Common Area Phone License can be use only for qualified teams phone only.
These additional features allow to register with Intune and mark the device as compliant for conditional access.
The voicemail is also available now for the common are phone.
Complete documentation from Microsoft can be found here:
Set up the Common Area Phone license – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs