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MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL

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 March 23, 2004

Commission File Number: 000-22828

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL

CELLULAR S.A.

75 Route de Longwy

Box 23, L-8080 Bertrange

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

(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- ____________

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1. Press release dated March 19, 2004.

The information contained in this report is incorporated by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-111779 and No. 333-112948.

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: March 23, 2004	By:	/s/ Bruno Nieuwland
	Name:	Bruno Nieuwland
	Title:	Chief Financial Controller

Item 1

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2004

MIC PROPOSES TO REDEEM $61 MILLION OF 2% SENIOR
CONVERTIBLE PIK NOTES DUE 2006

New York, London and Luxembourg – March 19, 2004 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC) (“MIC”), the global telecommunications investor, announces that it has today officially requested the Trustee of its 2% Senior Convertible PIK Notes Due 2006 (the “2% Notes”) to call the entire outstanding amount of 2% Notes (in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $61 million) for redemption in cash on April 26, 2004 in accordance with the terms of the Indenture covering the 2% Notes. The Trustee will notify the holders of the 2% Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

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.

Stabilisation/FSA.

CONTACTS: Marc Beuls President and Chief Executive Officer Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg	Telephone: +352 27 759 327
Andrew Best Investor Relations Shared Value Ltd, London	Telephone: +44 20 7321 5022