SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(RULE 14d-101)

SOLICITATION/ RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Microcell Telecommunications Inc.

(Name of Subject Company)

Microcell Telecommunications Inc.

(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Class A Restricted Voting Shares

Class B Non-Voting Shares, Warrants 2005 and Warrants 2008

(Titles of Classes of Securities)

59501T882, 59501T874, 59501T163, 59501T171

(CUSIP Numbers of Classes of Securities)

Jocelyn Côté, Esq.

Vice President, Legal Affairs

Microcell Telecommunications Inc.

800 de La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 4000

Montreal, Quebec, H5A 1K3

Canada

(514) 937-2121

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized

to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

With Copies to:

David P. Falck, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 858-1000 Marc B. Barbeau, Esq.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
1155 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West
Suite 4000
Montreal, Quebec H3B 3V2
Canada
(514) 397-3000

Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. x