NEW YORK, and BERTRANGE, Luxembourg, Feb. 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("Millicom") (Nasdaq:MICC) announces that its subsidiary, Comvik International Vietnam ("Comvik"), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its partners in Vietnam, VMS (a subsidiary of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications), to confirm their intention to extend the co-operation for the long term. The co-operation will comply with the prevailing legislation for telecommunication ventures in Vietnam at that time.
Marc Beuls CEO commented "This Memorandum of Understanding confirms that our partners do wish to deepen the relationship between our two companies. Our co-operation through Comvik is seen as the most successful BCC in the telecommunications sector and this has been recognized by the recent Golden Dragon Award as the "Best Company in the field of Telecommunications" granted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Industry, showing the strong foundations for our future co-operation."
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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 of approximately 382 million people. In addition, MIC provides high-speed wireless data services in five countries.
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