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                                    FORM 6-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                            Report of Foreign Issuer


                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                For April 9, 2003

                        Commission File Number: 000-22828

                             MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL
                                  CELLULAR S.A.
                               75 Route de Longwy
                            Box 23, L-8080 Bertrange
                            Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

               Form 20-F     X            Form 40-F
                          ______                       _____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _____

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.

                  Yes                   No    X
                         _____              _____

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ____________


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                      MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1.
- Press release dated April 9, 2003



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                                   SIGNATURES




      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
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





                                            MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.
                                                        (Registrant)



Date: April  9, 2003                        By: /s/ John Ratcliffe
                                                ------------------
                                            Name: John Ratcliffe
                                            Title: Chief Financial Controller



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                                                                          Item 1

                                     [MIC]

                      MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                        Wednesday, April 9, 2003

                 MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A. ANNOUNCES
                SUBSCRIBER GROWTH FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2003

                        o 28% annual growth in total subscribers*
                     o 25% annual growth in proportional subscribers*
                  o 45% annual growth in pre-paid subscribers in Asia
                o 29% annual growth in pre-paid subscribers in Latin America*

New York and Luxembourg -- April 9, 2003 -- Millicom International Cellular S.A.
(MIC) (Nasdaq  Stock  Market:  MICC),  the global  telecommunications  investor,
announced  today that in the first quarter of 2003 its  worldwide  operations in
Asia,  Latin  America* and Africa added 245,803 net new cellular  subscribers or
178,416 subscribers on a proportional basis.

At March 31, 2003, MIC's worldwide cellular subscriber base* increased by 28% to
4,248,714 cellular subscribers from 3,331,533 as at March 31, 2002. Particularly
significant percentage increases were recorded in Ghana, Cambodia, Sir Lanka and
Vietnam.

At March 31, 2003,  MIC had 2,962,603  proportional  cellular  subscribers*,  an
increase of 25% from the 2,369,603  proportional  subscribers  reported at March
31, 2002.

Cellular Operations (i)

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                      Proportional (ii)   Proportional (ii)   Annualized    Total              Total
                      Subs at             Subs at             Increase      Subs at            Subs at           Annualized
                      March 31, 2003      March 31, 2002                    March 31, 2003     March 31, 2002    Increase
<S>                     <C>                    <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>                  <C>

Asia                          1,308,969             971,781          35%         2,110,494          1,514,687           39%

Latin America*                1,422,825           1,215,157          17%         1,814,199          1,534,668           18%

Africa                          230,809             182,665          26%           324,021            282,178           15%
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Total Cellular Ops*           2,962,603           2,369,603          25%         4,248,714          3,331,533            28%
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(i)     All numbers and comparatives exclude divested operations, including Celcaribe in Colombia, which
        was sold in February 2003

(ii)    Proportional subscribers are calculated as the sum of MIC's percentage ownership of subscribers
        in each operation.

*       Excluding El Salvador and divested operations
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Within the 2,962,603  proportional  cellular subscribers* reported at the end of
the  first  quarter,  2,641,734  were  pre-paid  customers,  representing  a 34%
increase on the 1,976,407  proportional prepaid subscribers* recorded at the end
of March 2002.  Pre-paid  subscribers  currently represent 89% of gross reported
proportional cellular subscribers.

     Millicom  International  Cellular  S.A.  is  a  global   telecommunications
     investor with cellular  operations  in Asia,  Latin America and Africa.  It
     currently  has a  total  of  16  cellular  operations  and  licenses  in 15
     countries. The Group's cellular operations have a combined population under
     license (excluding Tele2) of approximately 382 million people. In addition,
     MIC provides high-speed  wireless data services in six countries.  MIC also
     has a 6.8%  interest  in Tele2 AB,  the  leading  alternative  pan-European
     telecommunications  company  offering  fixed  and  mobile  telephony,  data
     network and Internet  services to 16.8 million  customers in 22  countries.
     The  Company's  shares are traded on the  Luxembourg  Bourse and the Nasdaq
     Stock Market under the symbol MICC.

     This press release may contain certain  "forward-looking  statements"  with
     respect to our expectations and plans, strategy,  management's  objectives,
     future performance,  costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information.
     It is important to note that our actual  results in the future could differ
     materially from those anticipated in forward-looking  statements  depending
     on various important  factors.  Please refer to the documents we have filed
     with the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  including our most recent annual report
     on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors.

     All  forward-looking   statements  in  this  press  release  are  based  on
     information  available  to us on the  date  hereof.  All  written  or  oral
     forward-looking  statements attributable to Millicom International Cellular
     S.A, any Millicom  International  Cellular S.A members or persons acting on
     our  behalf  are  expressly  qualified  in their  entirety  by the  factors
     referred  to  above.  We do not  intend  to  update  these  forward-looking
     statements.

CONTACTS:

Marc Beuls                                      Telephone: +352 27 759 101
President and Chief Executive Officer
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg

Andrew Best                                     Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7321 5022
Shared Value Ltd, London

Visit MIC's homepage at http://www.millicom.com



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