Transparency issues

I have used an online service to convert a bitmap into vector( http://vectormagic.com/home), the bitmap had a transparent background, during the proccess though it was converted to white, something i do not want.
I opened the file in AI and i cannot find how to make the background transparent again-if that can be done.
I used window>transparency but this option has affect on the image as a whole,
Is there an option in AI (like there is in fireworks with the canvas) to make the transparent background.
I am not talking about the artwork here but about the white background of the image.
I am new in AI and i am littlt lost.
Thanks.

View >> show Transparency Grid, so you can see what is transparent. 2 ways to do this
Select A white fill and hold down shift to add the background to the slection. Use object>> compound path >> Make compound path to use the white shape to knock a hole into the black shape.
Select all,group, copy paste in front, select all, tranparency flyout menu >> make opacity mask , click invert mask
I consider the second method sloppier, because future edits require editing both the mask and original art. The first method may either go easy, or be a nightmare if it does not work. These services may have made you logo very complex using something like the Live trace feature in illustrator, and the result maybe very complexly compounded and masked.

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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
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