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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717826
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663]
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 6-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Rule
13a-16 or 15d-16 of </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>April 6, 2004 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>LM ERICSSON TELEPHONE COMPANY
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>16483 Stockholm, Sweden </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone company, dated April 6, 2004, regarding appointment of three new executive vice presidents. </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press Release</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">April 6, 2004</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B><FONT FACE="ARIAL"
SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000">Ericsson appoints three new executive vice presidents</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"> </FONT></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Kurt Jofs, Bert Nordberg and Bj&ouml;rn Olsson as executive vice presidents, effective as of today. Kurt
Jofs is head of business unit Access, Bert Nordberg is head of sales and marketing and Bj&ouml;rn Olsson is head of business unit Systems. Karl-Henrik Sundstr&ouml;m assumed the position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on
April 8, 2003. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With the successful completion of the
restructuring programs Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m, First Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO, has decided to retire as of June 30, 2004. Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m has been the driver of the restructuring of Ericsson. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m has played a crucial role in the restructuring
of Ericsson,&#148; said Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and CEO of Ericsson. &#147;We have achieved savings of SEK 0.5 billion per week for one hundred weeks while at least maintaining our market share as well as rolling out cutting-edge 3G
technology. This is a fantastic achievement which we would probably never have been able to accomplish without Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m&#146;s perseverance, professionalism and devotion to Ericsson and the telecom industry.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m was born in 1947 and joined Ericsson in 1988. He has
held various positions within Ericsson such as Head of Business Unit GSM Systems and President of Ericsson Inc. Per-Arne Sandstr&ouml;m assumed the position as Chief Operating Officer on September 1, 2001, and as First Executive Vice President and
Deputy CEO on April 8, 2003. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of June 30, 2004, the
Ericsson group management team will consist of: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Carl-Henric Svanberg, <I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Karl-Henrik Sundstr&ouml;m, <I>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kurt Jofs, <I>Executive Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit Access</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bert Nordberg, <I>Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bj&ouml;rn Olsson, <I>Executive Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit Systems</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mats
Granryd, <I>Senior Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit CDMA</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hans Vestberg, <I>Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Business Unit Global Services</I> </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">H&aring;kan Eriksson, <I>Senior Vice President and General Manager, Research and Development, and Chief
Technology Officer</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per Tjernberg, <I>Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, IS/IT &amp; Sourcing</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Carl Olof Blomqvist, <I>Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Marita Hellberg, <I>Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Organization</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Torbj&ouml;rn Nilsson,
<I>Senior Vice President, Strategy and Product Management</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Henry St&eacute;nson, <I>Senior Vice President, Communications</I>
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband
Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT</B> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Media</B> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&Aring;se Lindskog, Head of Media Relations, Communications </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Phone: +46 730 24 48 72 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ericsson press phone: +46 8 719 6992 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E-mail: <U>press.relations@ericsson.com</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investors</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gary Pinkham, Head of
Investor Relations, Communications </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Phone: +46 8 719 0000 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E-mail: <U>investor.relations@ericsson.com</U> </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Carl Olof Blomqvist</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Senior Vice President and</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>General councel</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Henry St&eacute;nson</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Senior Vice President</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Corporate Communications</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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