MILLICOM COMPLETES SALE OF BUSINESS IN PAKISTAN

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New York and Stockholm – February 13, 2007 - Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("Millicom") (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC, Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), today announces that it has completed the sale of its 88.86 per cent. shareholding in Paktel Limited to China Mobile Communications Corporation which finalises Millicom’s exit from Pakistan.

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications investor with cellular operations in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It currently has cellular operations and licenses in 16 countries. The Group’s cellular operations have a combined population under license of approximately 280 million people.

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to Millicom’s expectations and plans, strategy, management’s objectives, future performance, costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information. It is important to note that Millicom’s 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 that Millicom has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Millicom’s 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 Millicom 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 Millicom’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Millicom does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACTS:

Marc Beuls
President and Chief Executive Officer
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 27 759 327

David Sach
Chief Financial Officer
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 27 759 327

Andrew Best
Investor Relations
Telephone: +44 7798 576 378

Cyrus Kapadia
Lazard
Telephone: +44 20 7187 2000


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