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diff --git a/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/getting-started.md b/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/getting-started.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ There are two stages to starting a trial for Defender for IoT.
 Stage 1: [Add a trial license](#add-a-trial-license).
 Stage 2: [Add an OT plan](#add-an-ot-plan).
 
-Once the trial license and OT plan are set up, you'll be able to onboard OT sensors and associate them with this license and plan.
+Once you set up the trial license and OT plan, you can onboard OT sensors and associate them with this license and plan.
 
 For more information, see [Free trial](billing.md#free-trial).
 
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ This procedure describes how to add an OT plan for Defender for IoT in the Azure
 
 Your new plan is listed under the relevant subscription on the **Plans and pricing** > **Plans** page. For more information, see [Manage your subscriptions](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md).
 
+## Government customers trial license extension
+
+### Azure Commercial portal trial license extension for GCC customers
+
+Government Community Cloud (GCC) customers using the Azure Commercial portal should contact the sales team to activate the Defender for IoT trial license.  
+
+### Azure Government portal trial license extension for GCC-H or DoD customers
+
+Government Community Cloud High (GCC-H) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customers using the Azure Government portal have the Defender for IoT trial license available as part of their plan.
+
+To activate the trial:
+
+1. In the Defender for IoT menu, select **Management > Plans and pricing**.
+1. Select **Add plan**.
+1. Select **Trial – 30 days**.
+
 ## Onboard an OT sensor
 
 If you already have a network plan ready, you can onboard the OT sensor and associate it with a plan and the assign the relevant site and zone settings. For more information, see [onboard an OT sensor to the Azure portal](onboard-sensors.md).
diff --git a/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-manage-subscriptions.md b/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/how-to-manage-subscriptions.md
@@ -92,9 +92,29 @@ You might need to cancel a Defender for IoT plan from your Azure subscription, f
 ### Cancel your Defender for IoT licenses
 
 Canceling an OT plan in the Azure portal *doesn't* also cancel your Defender for IoT license. To change your billed licenses,  make sure that you also cancel your Defender for IoT license from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- 
+
 For more information, see the [Microsoft 365 admin center documentation](/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/manage-self-service-purchases-admins#cancel-a-purchase-or-trial-subscription).
 
+## The trial license
+
+A trial license covers a site with up to 1,000 devices for a minimum of 30 days. To start a trial license, see [start a Microsoft Defender for IoT trial](getting-started.md).
+
+### Extend a trial license in the Admin Center
+
+If you need more time to evaluate the product and security value of Defender for IoT the trial license can be extended up until 15 days before the end of the trial. Within the last 15 days the trial can’t be extended.
+
+To extend the trial, either:
+
+1. use the [Microsoft 365 Admin Center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/homepage) portal and follow the [extend your trial instructions](/microsoft-365/commerce/try-or-buy-microsoft-365#extend-your-trial).
+
+    The trial extension request must be made by a user with Global or Billing Admin permissions on the customer tenant. For more information, see admin roles in [Microsoft 365 Admin Center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/homepage).
+
+1. contact your sale's team representative who can help you extend your license.
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>
+>A trial license can be extended by the customer up until 15 days before the end of the trial using the [Microsoft 365 Admin Center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/homepage).
+>
 
 ## Migrate from a legacy OT plan
 
@@ -129,7 +149,6 @@ After migrating your plan to a site-based Microsoft 365 plan, edits are supporte
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/release-notes/edit-site-size.png" alt-text="Screenshot of editing a site size on the Azure portal.":::
 
-
 ## Legacy procedures for plan management in the Azure portal
 
 Starting June 1, 2023, Microsoft Defender for IoT licenses for OT monitoring are available for purchase only in the [Microsoft 365 admin center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home), and OT sensors are onboarded to Defender for IoT based on your licensed site sizes. For more information, see [OT plans billed by site-based licenses](whats-new.md#ot-plans-billed-by-site-based-licenses).
@@ -185,6 +204,7 @@ If you have multiple legacy subscriptions and are migrating to a Microsoft 365 p
 1. If you have an on-premises management console, make sure to upload a new activation file, which reflects the changes made. For more information, see [Upload a new activation file](legacy-central-management/how-to-manage-the-on-premises-management-console.md#upload-a-new-activation-file).
 
 Changes to your plan will take effect one hour after confirming the change. This change appears on your next monthly statement, and you're charged based on the length of time each plan was in effect.
+
 ## Next steps
 
 For more information, see:
diff --git a/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/license-and-trial-license-extention.md b/articles/defender-for-iot/organizations/license-and-trial-license-extention.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Microsoft is partnered with Arrow Electronics to provide preconfigured hardware
 
 For more information, see [OT preconfigured appliances help guide](ot-pre-configured-appliances.md) or the [OT monitoring appliance catalog](appliance-catalog/index.yml).
 
-### Cancelling or renewing a license
+### License cancellation or renewal
 
 Customers can cancel a paid license within seven days of the start of the license and receive a prorated refund. After seven days, turn off the [recurring billing](/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/renew-your-subscription) setting to prevent automatic renewal.​  
 
@@ -40,29 +40,19 @@ A license can also be deactivated, for more information, see [cancel your subscr
 
 Tenants without an active site license have a 30-day grace period from the last expired license to renew the expired licenses. Afterward the 30 days the Defender for IoT service stops, and data retention stops after 90 days.​
 
-### Migrate an Azure Consumption Revenue (ACR) license to the new Microsoft 365 license
+### Migration of an Azure Consumption Revenue (ACR) license to the new Microsoft 365 license
 
-To migrate the legacy Azure Consumption Revenue (ACR) license to the new Microsoft 365 license, see [migrate from a legacy OT plan](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md#migrate-from-a-legacy-ot-plan).
+The legacy ACR license can be migrated to the new Microsoft 365 license. For more information, see [migrate from a legacy OT plan](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md#migrate-from-a-legacy-ot-plan).
 
-## The trial license
+## Trial license extension
 
-A trial license covers a site with up to 1,000 devices for a minimum of 30 days.
+A trial license covers a site with up to 1,000 devices for a minimum of 30 days. To start a trial license, see [start a Microsoft Defender for IoT trial](getting-started.md).
 
 During the period of the trial license Defender for IoT gives full security value to all of the devices connected to the site, even if there are more than 1000 devices.
 
-To purchase a full Defender for IoT license at the end of the trial period, see [purchase a Defender for IoT license](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md#purchase-a-defender-for-iot-license).
-
-## Extend a trial license in the Admin Center
-
-If you need more time to evaluate the product and security value of Defender for IoT the trial license can be extended up until 15 days before the end of the trial. Within the last 15 days the trial can’t be extended.
-
-To extend the trial, either:
+To extend your trial license, see [extend a trial license in the Admin center](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md#extend-a-trial-license-in-the-admin-center).
 
-1. use the [Microsoft 365 Admin Center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/homepage) portal and follow the [extend your trial instructions](/microsoft-365/commerce/try-or-buy-microsoft-365#extend-your-trial).
-
-    The trial extension request must be made by a user with Global or Billing Admin permissions on the customer tenant. For more information, see admin roles in [Microsoft 365 Admin Center](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/homepage).
-
-1. contact your sale's team representative who can help you extend your license.
+To purchase a full Defender for IoT license at the end of the trial period, see [purchase a Defender for IoT license](how-to-manage-subscriptions.md#purchase-a-defender-for-iot-license).
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >
@@ -71,9 +61,11 @@ To extend the trial, either:
 
 ### Government license customers
 
-GCC customers using the Azure Commercial portal should contact the sales team to activate the Defender for IoT trial license.  
+For Government Community Cloud (GCC), Government Community Cloud High (GCC-H) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customers who want to activate the trial, see [government customers trial license extension](getting-started.md#government-customers-trial-license-extension).
+<!-- OR -->
+Government Community Cloud (GCC) customers using the Azure Commercial portal should contact the sales team to activate the Defender for IoT trial license.  
 
-GCC-H and DoD customers using the Azure Government portal have the Defender for IoT trial license available as part of their plan. To activate the trial, in the Defender for IoT menu, select **Management > Plans and pricing**. Select **Add plan** and choose **Trial – 30 days**.
+Government Community Cloud High (GCC-H) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customers using the Azure Government portal have the Defender for IoT trial license available as part of their plan. To activate the trial, see [trial license extension for GCC-H or DoD customers](getting-started.md#azure-government-portal-trial-license-extension-for-gcc-h-or-dod-customers).
 
 ## Next steps
 
