EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

New York and Stockholm - July 7, 2008 - Millicom International Cellular S.A.
(Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), the global
telecommunications company, today held an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM")
of shareholders in Luxembourg.

Of a total of 108,050,731 shares, 77,664,279 shares were represented at the EGM,
either by shareholders being present or by shareholders having completed a power
of attorney form. The required quorum of 2/3 of the issued and outstanding share
capital was therefore met.

The EGM resolved to amend Article 21 (“Procedure, Vote”) of the articles of
association of Millicom.  For details of the proposed amendment to Article 21,
please refer to item I. of the agenda in the EGM convening notice published by
Millicom on June 4th, 2008 available at www.millicom.com.

CONTACTS

Daniel Johannesson	
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg
Telephone:  +352 27 759 327

Andrew Best
Investor Relations
Shared Value Ltd, London
Telephone:  +44 20 7321 5022

Visit our web site at http://www.millicom.com

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with
mobile telephony operations in Asia, Latin America and Africa.  It currently has
mobile operations and licenses in 16 countries.  The Group's mobile operations
have a combined population under license of approximately 291 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. employees or representatives 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.