CORRECTION – GROWTH IN GUATEMALA FOR Q4 2010 AT +10%
New York and Stockholm, 9 February 2011 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) hereby confirms that local currency cellular revenues for Guatemala in Q4 10 were GTQ 2,130 million, up by 10% and not by -2%, as incorrectly stated on p.23 of the results announcement and slide 43 of the results presentation released earlier today. The corrected press release and presentation will shortly be available on the website.
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Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 14 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It also operates cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America. The Group’s mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 266 million people.
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