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 19, 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 19, 2004

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

News Release

For immediate release

MICROCELL PROVIDES UPDATE ON STRATEGIC

AND FINANCIAL ALTERNATIVES

Montreal, August 19, 2004 - 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.

The TELUS 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 transactions, the review of a "very complex" transaction should be completed within five months. Although the timing and outcome of the Competition Bureau's review is unknown at this time, the review of the TELUS Offers by 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 Offers, the Company has, 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.

About the TELUS Offers
The TELUS Offers, which were commenced on May 17, 2004 and subsequently extended and varied on June 22 and July 22, offer to purchase Microcell's Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares for C$29.00 per share, Warrants 2005 for C$9.67 per warrant, and Warrants 2008 for C$8.89 per warrant, subject to the terms and conditions set out therein. On May 20, 2004, the Company announced that, after careful review and analysis of the TELUS Offers performed with the assistance of its legal and financial advisors, the Board recommended that its securityholders not tender into the TELUS Offers. Microcell has furnished a Directors' Circular dated May 28, 2004 that provides important information regarding Microcell's response to the TELUS Offers. Securityholders should carefully review the Directors' Circular and other relevant materials, as from time to time amended or supplemented. Investors can obtain 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.sedar.com.

Microcell has also filed certain materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9. SECURITYHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors can obtain a free copy of materials filed by Microcell with the SEC on the SEC's Web site at

www.sec.gov.

About the Company
Microcell Telecommunications Inc. is a major provider, through its subsidiaries, of telecommunications services in Canada dedicated solely to wireless. Microcell offers a wide range of voice and high-speed data communications products and services to approximately 1.2 million customers. Microcell operates a GSM network across Canada and markets Personal Communications Services (PCS) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) under the Fido brand name. Microcell has been a public company since October 15, 1997, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Reminder to holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares
The Company reminds the holders of its Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares that (i) each Class A Restricted Voting Shares may, at the option of the holder, be exchanged at any time for one Class B Non-Voting Share and (ii) each Class B Non-Voting Share may, at the option of the holder by providing a declaration of Canadian residency to the Company's transfer agent, be exchanged at any time for one Class A Restricted Voting Share.

Fido is a registered trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc.

www.microcell.ca

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For more information:

Investment community:

Thane Fotopoulos
514 937-0102, ext. 8317
thane.fotopoulos@microcell.ca

Media:

Claire Fiset
514 937-0102, ext. 7824
claire.fiset@microcell.ca

MICROCELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC 6-K