Remove expired billing content (#63180)

Author: sophietheking

content/copilot/concepts/billing-and-usage/individuals/billing.md

@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ Your billing date will depend on whether or not you are already being billed by
 * **If you are not already being billed by {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}**, in most cases your billing cycle will start on the day you sign up for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}. For example, if you sign up on 3 September, with monthly billing, your initial billing cycle will run from 3 September until and including 2 October, and then on the same days of subsequent months.
 * **If you already have a billing cycle**, billing for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will be included in your next bill. You will be charged on a pro rata basis for that initial period.
 
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 ## Update your IDE, client, and extension
 
 For the best experience with usage-based billing, update your IDE, client, and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension to at least the versions listed below.
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 We recommend keeping your IDE, client, and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extensions on the latest available stable version. For information on configuring automatic updates, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/configure-personal-settings/configure-in-ide). To update {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/set-up-copilot-cli/install-copilot-cli).
 
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 ## Further reading
 
 * [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/get-started/plans)

content/copilot/concepts/billing-and-usage/organizations-and-enterprises/billing.md

@@ -44,21 +44,6 @@ Adding licenses mid-cycle increases the pool immediately. Removing licenses mid-
 
 Included {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} do not carry over between months. Unused credits are forfeited, and the pool resets to the full monthly amount at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month. This reset date is fixed and does not change based on when licenses are added, removed, or billed. See [AUTOTITLE](/billing/concepts/billing-cycles#billing-cycles-for-metered-products).
 
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-### Promotional amounts for existing customers
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-Existing {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} and {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} customers receive a higher amount of included {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} for the first three months of usage-based billing (June 1 – September 1, 2026):
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-| Plan | Total {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} per user per month |
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-| {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} | {% data variables.copilot.ai_credits_per_user_business_promo %} |
-| {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} | {% data variables.copilot.ai_credits_per_user_enterprise_promo %} |
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-After the promotional period, included usage returns to the standard amounts above.
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 ## What happens if I exceed my included {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %}?
 
 When your pooled {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} are exhausted, what happens next depends on how you have configured policies for additional usage.
@@ -84,8 +69,6 @@ Budget controls let you govern how individual users draw from the shared pool an
 
 For a full explanation of how these controls work together and when usage gets blocked, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing-and-usage/organizations-and-enterprises/budgets).
 
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 ## Update your IDE, client, and extension
 
 For the best experience with usage-based billing, update your IDE, client, and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension to at least the versions listed below.
@@ -106,8 +89,6 @@ For the best experience with usage-based billing, update your IDE, client, and {
 
 We recommend keeping your IDE, client, and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extensions on the latest available stable version. For information on configuring automatic updates, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/configure-personal-settings/configure-in-ide). To update {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/set-up-copilot-cli/install-copilot-cli).
 
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 ## Next steps
 
 * To set up budget controls for your enterprise, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/tutorials/budgets/getting-started-with-budget-controls).

content/copilot/concepts/billing-and-usage/organizations-and-enterprises/seats-and-billing-cycles.md

@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ category:
 * **{% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %}** at {% data variables.copilot.cfb_price_per_month %} per user per month, includes {% data variables.copilot.ai_credits_per_user_business %} {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} per user, and access to a broad model catalog.
 * **{% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %}** at {% data variables.copilot.ce_price_per_month %} per user per month, includes {% data variables.copilot.ai_credits_per_user_enterprise %} {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} per user ({% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} only), and priority access to new models and features.
 
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-> [!NOTE]
-> Existing customers receive higher included {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} during the promotional period (June–August 2026). See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing-and-usage/organizations-and-enterprises/billing#promotional-amounts-for-existing-customers).
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 With {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}:
 
 * An enterprise owner chooses the plan for each organization in the enterprise. For guidance on choosing a plan, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/tutorials/roll-out-at-scale/assign-licenses/choose-enterprise-plan).

content/copilot/tutorials/budgets/getting-started-with-budget-controls.md

@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ Under usage-based billing, your enterprise's included {% data variables.product.
 
 Before you begin, make sure you understand how the four budget controls work and how the system evaluates them. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing/budgets-for-usage-based-billing).
 
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-> [!NOTE]
-> If your enterprise was using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} before June 1, 2026, you are on a promotional period (June–August 2026) where your included {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits_short %} are higher than the standard amounts. When the promotional period ends on September 1, 2026, the shared pool will be smaller. Use this period to understand your team's baseline consumption and adjust your spending limits before the transition. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing/organizations-and-enterprises/usage-based-billing#how-do-ai-credits-work) for the standard and promotional amounts.
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 ## Step 1: Set a universal user-level budget
 
 The universal user-level budget (ULB) is the single most important control. It caps how much any one user can consume per billing cycle—from both the shared pool and any additional metered usage—and applies automatically to every licensed user in your enterprise.