SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~August~~September 197, 2004

Microcell Telecommunications Inc.

800 de La Gauchetiere Street West
Suite 4000
Montreal, Quebec
H5A 1K3

Registration No. 000-29502

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]

Form 20-F... X ... Form 40-F.........

[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 ...

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.

Date: ~~August~~September 197, 2004

	Microcell Telecommunications Inc.
By:
	/s/ Jocelyn Cote --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jocelyn Cote, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Assistant Secretary

News Release

For immediate release

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~~Montreal,~~WITH ~~August~~NEW ~~19,~~MONTHLY ~~2004~~AIRTIME - Microcell Telecommunications Inc. ("Microcell" or the "Company") (TSX: MT.A; MT.B) today reported on the progress of the strategic review process initiated following TELUS Corporation's ("TELU") unsolicited offers (the "TELUS Offers") to purchase Microcell's publicly traded shares and warrants. PACKAGE

~~The~~Ideal ~~TELUS~~plan Offers remain subject to several significant conditions, including the issuance of a "No Action" letter by the Commissioner of Competition. The Competition Bureau has designated the transactions contemplated by the TELUS Offers as "very complex" and, pursuant to the Bureau's internal guidelines for ~~reviewing~~people ~~transactions,~~on the ~~review~~move of- ~~a "very complex" transaction should be completed within five months. Although the timing~~ and ~~outcome of~~ the ~~Competition~~new ~~Bureau's~~Fido ~~review is unknown at this time, the review of the TELUS~~Showdown ~~Offers~~proves byit ~~the Competition Bureau may well last into October 2004.~~

Microcell continues to seek maximization of value to securityholders and is in active discussions concerning strategic and financial alternatives to the TELUS Offers. In order to facilitate alternatives to the TELUS OffersMontreal, ~~the~~ September ~~Company has~~7, over the past three months, signed confidentiality agreements, made management presentations, received inquiries and answered these inquiries. The Company also submitted bid documentation to a number of potential Canadian and foreign bidders, including TELUS. These discussions are ongoing and may result in negotiations regarding a sale of the Company to TELUS or another party, an equity investment in the Company by a strategic and/or financial investor, the separation of certain assets of the Company, or some combination of these alternatives. There can be no assurance that the process initiated by the Company, or the TELUS Offers themselves, will lead to any transaction.2004
- Fido today announced the recent launch of its Unlimited Local Calls Anywhere in Canada package. For $70 per month, customers enjoy unlimited local calling, no long-distance charges on incoming calls, regardless of where they are in Canada within Fido's digital coverage area, and 850 minutes of outgoing long distance within Canada and to the U.S.

~~About~~"What ~~the~~this ~~TELUS~~means ~~Offers~~ for ~~The~~consumers ~~TELUS~~is ~~Offers,~~that ~~which~~they ~~were~~can ~~commenced~~be onreached ~~May~~anywhere ~~17,~~in ~~2004 and subsequently extended and varied on June 22 and July 22, offer to purchase Microcell~~Fido's ~~Class~~ digital Acoverage ~~Restricted~~area ~~Voting~~across ~~Shares~~Canada ~~and~~without ~~Class~~incurring ~~B Non~~long-~~Voting~~distance ~~Shares for C$29.00 per share~~charges, " ~~Warrants~~stated ~~2005~~Karim ~~for C$9.67 per warrant~~Salabi, ~~and~~Director ~~Warrants~~of ~~2008~~Marketing ~~for~~with ~~C$8.89~~Microcell ~~per warrant,~~Solutions ~~subject~~Inc. to"This ~~the~~new ~~terms~~package ~~and~~is ~~conditions~~perfect ~~set~~for ~~out therein. On May 20, 2004,~~ the ~~Company~~mobile ~~announced~~business ~~that~~person, ~~after~~because ~~careful~~they ~~review~~aren't ~~and~~charged ~~analysis~~for ofbeing ~~the~~on ~~TELUS Offers performed with~~ the ~~assistance~~road ~~of its legal~~ and ~~financial~~away ~~advisors,~~from the ~~Board~~ office ~~recommended~~when ~~that~~they ~~its~~receive ~~securityholders~~a ~~not tender into the TELUS Offers~~call. ~~Microcell~~Traditionally, ~~has~~wireless ~~furnished~~customers apay ~~Directors'~~long-distance ~~Circular~~charges ~~dated~~for ~~May~~calls ~~28, 2004~~ that ~~provides~~ reach ~~important~~them ~~information~~when ~~regarding Microcell~~they'sre ~~response~~away tofrom ~~the~~their ~~TELUS~~Home ~~Offers~~Area. ~~Securityholders~~Now, ~~should~~they ~~carefully review the Directors~~don't ~~Circular~~have ~~and other~~to ~~relevant~~pay ~~materials,~~a aspremium ~~from~~because ~~time~~work ~~to time amended~~ or ~~supplemented.~~pleasure ~~Investors~~takes ~~can~~ them ~~obtain~~out ~~a free copy~~ of ~~materials filed by Microcell with the Canadian Securities Administrators on the site maintained on their behalf for that purpose at www~~town.~~sedar.com.~~ "

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~~Reminder~~The toFido ~~holders~~Showdown ofhightlights ~~Class A~~many ~~Restricted~~of ~~Voting~~the ~~Shares~~important ~~and~~innovations ~~Class B~~that Fido ~~Non-Voting~~has ~~Shares~~ brought ~~The~~to ~~Company~~consumers ~~reminds~~in the ~~holders~~Canadian ofwireless ~~its~~market. ~~Class A~~These ~~Restricted~~include ~~Voting~~per-second ~~Shares~~billing, ~~and~~ Fido ~~Class B~~to ~~Non-Voting~~Fido ~~Shares~~packages, ~~that~~City ~~(i) each~~Fido ~~Class A~~home ~~Restricted~~and ~~Voting~~mobile ~~Shares may~~service, at the ~~option~~Unlimited ofIncoming ~~the~~Calls ~~holder,~~package beand ~~exchanged~~now atthe ~~any~~Unlimited ~~time~~Local ~~for~~Calls ~~one Class B~~Anywhere ~~Non-Voting~~in ~~Share~~Canada ~~and~~package. ~~(ii) each~~The ~~Class B~~Fido ~~Non-Voting Share may~~Showdown, atwhich ~~the~~is ~~option~~operated ~~of the holder~~ by ~~providing~~ a ~~declaration~~third ofparty ~~Canadian~~and ~~residency~~is toupdated ~~the Company's transfer agent~~monthly, becompares ~~exchanged~~consumer atofferings ~~any~~to ~~time~~help ~~for~~Canadians ~~one~~decide ~~Class A Restricted Voting~~for ~~Share~~themselves.

The Fido Showdown is available via the Fido Web site at

www.fido.ca.

About Microcell Solutions

Microcell Solutions Inc. is a national provider of wireless communications services under the Fido brand name. The company offers a wide range of wireless voice and high-speed data communications products and services to approximately 1.2 million customers. Microcell Telecommunications Inc. is the parent company of Microcell Solutions. Microcell Telecommunications has been a public company since October 15, 1997, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MT. For more information, visit www.fido.ca and www.microcell.ca.

Fido is a registered trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc.

City Fido is a trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc.

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For more information:

~~Investment~~Karen ~~community:~~Berkhout 604 783-0701

karen.berkhout@microcell.ca

~~Media:~~Diane Fabi 514 965-1426 diane.fabi@microcell.ca

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