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  <p align="center"><b><font size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
  </font><font size="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF">23</font><font size=2>, 2006
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  Registration No. 333-</font></b></p>
  
  
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  <b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>Washington,
  D.C. 20549<br>
  &nbsp;</b></p>
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b>FORM S-8</b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:3pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT UNDER<br>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:4pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b>Motient Corporation</b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
  
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Delaware</font></b></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  93-0976127</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction <br> of Incorporation or Organization)</font></p> </td>
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  style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.)</font></p> </td> </tr>
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              &nbsp;</td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'>
  <b>
  <font size="2">300 Knightsbridge Parkway</font></b></p>
  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'>
  <b>
  <font size="2">Lincolnshire, Illinois</font></b></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  60069</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
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              <p
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (Zip Code)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b><font size="2"><br>
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size="2">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>&nbsp;
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">Robert Macklin, Esq.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">General Counsel</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b><font size="2">Motient Corporation</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">300
  Knightsbridge Parkway</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">Lincolnshire,
  Illinois 60069</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">(847) 478-4200<br>
  &nbsp;</font></b></p>
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <font size="2">(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</font></p>
  
  <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
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  <i><b><font size="2">Copies to:</font></b></i></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b><font size="2">W. Mark Young</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">Andrews Kurth
  LLP</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">600 Travis,
  Suite 4200</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">Houston, Texas
  77002</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:10px; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center'><b>
  <font size="2">(713) 220-4200</font></b></p>
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  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">CALCULATION OF
  REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>
  
  
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  <b><font size="1">Title of securities </font></b> </p>
  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0in;'>
  <b><font size="1">to be registered</font></b></p></td>
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  <b><font size=1>Amount to be registered (1)</font></b></p></td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0in;'>
  <b><font size=1>Proposed maximum<br>offering price<br>per share </font>
  </b></p></td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0in;'>
  <b><font size=1>Proposed maximum<br>aggregate offering<br>price</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0in;'>
  <b><font size=1>Amount</font></b><font size=1> of<br>registration<br>fee</font></p>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align: left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1.0pt;line-height:normal'>
  <font size=1>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</font></p></td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1.8pt;'>
  <font size=1>10,000,000</font></p></td>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="1">$ 15.25
  (2)</FONT></td>
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  <P style="text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 1.8pt">
  <FONT size="1">$ 152,500,000</FONT></td>
  <td width="72" valign=bottom style='border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;   padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt;'>
  <P style="text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 1.8pt">
  <FONT size="1">$ 16,318</FONT></td>
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  <p style="text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 1.8pt">&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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  (1) </font></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration
  Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the registrant&#146;s
  common stock that become available under the plan because of events
  such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar
  transactions effected without the receipt of consideration that
  increases the number of outstanding shares.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  (2)</font></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the
  Securities Act based on the average of the bid and ask prices per
  share of the common stock on August <font style='background-color:#FFFFFF;'>
  17</font>, 2006, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.  </font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p style="text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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  &nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  &nbsp;</p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  <br>
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  <pAGE>
  
  <p align="center"><b><font size="2">PART I
  
  </font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of the Registration
  Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is omitted from this filing
  in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the
  introductory note to Part I of the Registration Statement. The documents
  containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the
  participants in the plan covered by this Registration Statement as required by
  Rule 428(b)(1). </font> </p>
  
  <p align="center"><b><font size="2">PART II
  
  </font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b>
  <font size="2">INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>
  
  
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 3.</font></b></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">The Company incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the
  following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):</font></p>
  
  
  
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              <p  align=left style='margin-top:0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (1)</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
  31, 2005, as filed by the Company with the Commission on March 30,
  2006.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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              <p  align=left style='margin-top:0in;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:left;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="24" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (2)</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  The Company&#146;s Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
  for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed by the Company with
  the Commission on April 28, 2006.  </font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="24" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (3)</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
  March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, as filed by the Company with the
  Commission on May 15, 2006 and August 9, 2006, respectively.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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              <p  style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="24" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (4)</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed by the Company
  with the Commission on May 11, 2005 as amended on June 1, 2006,
  February 2, 2006, February 21, 2006, February 28, 2006, March 9,
  2006, March 13, 2006, March 20, 2006, March 27, 2006, March 31,
  2006, April 5, 2006, April 20, 2006, May 2, 2006, May 3, 2006, May
  6, 2006 as amended on July 14, 2006, May 9, 2006, May 25, 2006, June
  1, 2006, June 22, 2006 as amended on July 14, 2006, June 26, 2006, July 12, 2006, August 14, 2006
  			and August 21, 2006, respectively.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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              <p  style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="24" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (5)</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in Amendment
  No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 1, 2002,
  filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report
  subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description.
  </font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">All documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections
  13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this
  Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
  which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
  all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
  of filing of such documents.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be
  incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
  for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
  contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is
  deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
  statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
  except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">To the extent that any proxy statement is incorporated by reference herein, such
  incorporation shall not include any information contained in such proxy
  statement which is not, pursuant to the Commission&#146;s rules, deemed to be &#147;filed&#148;
  with the Commission or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange
  Act.</font></p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="308" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 4.  </font></b></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Description of Securities.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td   colspan="2">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-bottom:0in; text-indent:0in;'><font size=2>Not
  applicable.</font></p>
  </td>
          <td   colspan="3">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 5.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="4" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td  width="7">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="52" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p
  style='margin-bottom:0in; text-indent:0in;'><font size=2>None.</font></p> </td>
          <td   colspan="4">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 6.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="5" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr>
          <td width="48" ></td>
                      <td width="52" ></td>
          <td width="48" ></td>
                      <td width="63" ></td>
          <td width="91" ></td>
                      <td width="7" ></td> </tr> </table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  <br>
  <HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
  <p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
  <pAGE>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)
  grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to indemnify any person
  who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or
  enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
  amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
  with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
  civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of being or having
  been in any such capacity, if he acted in good faith in a manner reasonably
  believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
  with respect to any criminal action, or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
  believe his conduct was unlawful, except that with respect to an action brought
  by or in the right of the corporation such indemnification is limited to
  expenses (including attorneys fees). </font> </p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">The Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that
  the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
  permitted by the DGCL. Any repeal or modification of the provisions providing
  for such indemnification shall not adversely affect any right or protection, or
  any limitation of the liability of, a director of the Company existing at, or
  arising out of facts or incidents occurring prior to, the effective date of such
  repeal or modification. </font> </p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">All of the Company&#146;s directors and officers are covered by insurance policies
  against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such,
  including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.</font></p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="289" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 7.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  align=left style='text-align:left;text-indent: 0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  align=left style='margin-bottom:0in; text-align:left;text-indent:0in;'><font size=2>
  Not applicable.</font></p> </td>
          <td  width="141">
              <p
  style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 8.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td width="69" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Exhibits.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td   colspan="2">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr>
          <td width="48" ></td>
                      <td width="69" ></td>
          <td width="31" ></td>
                      <td width="141" ></td> </tr> </table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="227" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  Exhibit<br>
  			</font><u><font size=2>
  Number</font></u></p> </td>
          <td width="83" nowrap valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><u><font size=2>
  Description</font></u></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
  the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: serif" >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.2</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126099), filed June
  24, 2005).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.3</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-136366), filed
  August 7, 2006).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.4</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended and restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
  the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.5</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *5.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the
  securities.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.2</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.3</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.4</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *24.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
  Registration Statement).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: serif" >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *99.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;'>
  ______________________</p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:3pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size="2">+ Incorporated by
  reference.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;'><font size="2">* Filed herewith.</font></p>
  
  <br>
  <HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
  <p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
  <pAGE>
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="316" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Item 9.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td width="101" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><b><font size=2>
  Undertakings.</font></b></p> </td>
          <td  width="167">
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (a)</font></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap colspan="2" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p
  style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>
  (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="619" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="96" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  (i)</font></p> </td>
          <td width="475" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'>
  			<font size="2">To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
  Securities Act of 1933;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
  the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
  represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
  Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
  exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
  the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
  changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
  table in the effective Registration Statement;</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
  distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
  material change to such information in the Registration Statement;</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.5in;text-align:left;'><i><font size=2>
  Provided, however,</font></i><font size="2"> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
  (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
  included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
  periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
  pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement;</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
  a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
  any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
  the offering.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size="2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
  undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
  annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
  (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
  pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act) that is incorporated
  by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
  Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
  persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 6
  above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
  as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
  claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of
  the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
  controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
  in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>
  
  
  <br>
  <HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
  <p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
  <pAGE>
  
  <p align="center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES
  
  </font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:justify;'>
  <font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in the City of Lincolnshire, State of Illinois, on August 22, 2006.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:3in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">MOTIENT CORPORATION</font> <font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="585" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="312" nowrap valign=top >
              <p align="right"><font size="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font> </td>
          <td  nowrap valign=top >
              <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
  				<font size=2>/s/ Christopher Downie</font></div>
  		</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="312" nowrap valign=top >
              <p style='margin:0in;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td  nowrap valign=top >
              <p style='margin:0in;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;'><font size=2>
  Christopher Downie, Executive Vice President,</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="312" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in .25in 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom: .25in;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="273" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in .25in 0in;'>
              <p style='margin:0in;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;'><font size=2>
  Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer</font></p>
              <p
  style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></td>
  </tr></table>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
  <b><font size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'>
  <font size="2">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
  below hereby severally constitutes and appoints, Christopher Downie and Myrna
  Newman, and each or any of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
  agent, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in
  any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
  Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
  ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
  substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
  Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
  date indicated.</font></p>
  
  
  <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><u><font size=2>
  Signature</font></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><u><font size=2>
  Title</font></u><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><u><font size=2>
  Date</font></u></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p><u><font size=2>/s/ Christopher
  Downie&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> </font></u><font size=2>Christopher Downie</font></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'></p>
  <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Executive Vice President, Chief
  Operating Officer and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'></p>
  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'>
  <font size="2">August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/ Myrna
  J. Newman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> </font></u><font size=2>Myrna
  J. Newman</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Controller
  and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/ David
  Andonian&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u><font size=2><br>
  David Andonian</font></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/ Robert
  Brumley&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u><font
  size=2><br> Robert Brumley</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/ David
  			Grain&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  			&nbsp;</font></u><font size=2><br> David Grain</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p
  style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/
  Jacques Leduc&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></u>
  			<font size=2>Jacques Leduc</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/ David
  			Meltzer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></u><font size=2><br>
  David Meltzer</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              &nbsp;</td> </tr>
      <tr >
          <td width="213" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>/s/
  Raymond Steele&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u><font size=2><br>
  Raymond L. Steele</font><u></u></p> </td>
          <td width="214" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p  align=center style='text-align:center;'><font size="2">Director</font></p> </td>
          <td width="135" valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;'><font size=2>
  August 22, 2006</font></p> </td> </tr>
      </table>
  
  
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>
  <br>
  <HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
  <p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
  <pAGE>
  
  <p align="center" style="text-align: center"><b><font size="2">EXHIBIT</font>
  <font size="2">INDEX</font></b> </p>
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="227" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='text-indent:0in;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'>
  			<font size="2">Exhibit </font><u><font size=2>
  			<br>
  Number</font></u></p> </td>
          <td width="83" nowrap valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><u><font size=2>
  Description</font></u></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
  the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.2</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126099), filed June
  24, 2005).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.3</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-136366), filed
  August 7, 2006).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.4</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended and restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
  the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  +4.5</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 4.1 of the Company&#146;s Amendment No. 2 to Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May 1, 2002).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *5.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the
  securities.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.2</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.3</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *23.4</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
  <table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse;'>
      <tr >
          <td width="48" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>
  *24.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in;'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
  Registration Statement).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
  
  
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              <p  style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in' align="left"><font size=1>
  &nbsp;</font></p> </td>
          <td width="96" valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  *99.1</font></p> </td>
          <td  valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'>
              <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
  
  
  
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  reference.</font></p>
  
  <p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:3pt;text-align:left;'><font size="2">* Filed herewith.</font></p>
  
  
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text: Motient Corporation
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
  23
  , 2006
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  Motient Corporation
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  93-0976127
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  300 Knightsbridge Parkway
  Lincolnshire, Illinois
  60069
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  Robert Macklin, Esq.
  General Counsel
  Motient Corporation
  300
  Knightsbridge Parkway
  Lincolnshire,
  Illinois 60069
  (847) 478-4200
  (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
  Copies to:
  W. Mark Young
  Andrews Kurth
  LLP
  600 Travis,
  Suite 4200
  Houston, Texas
  77002
  (713) 220-4200
  CALCULATION OF
  REGISTRATION FEE
  Title of securities
  to be registered
  Amount to be registered (1)
  Proposed maximum
  offering price
  per share
  Proposed maximum
  aggregate offering
  price
  Amount
  of
  registration
  fee
  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
  10,000,000
  $ 15.25
  (2)
  $ 152,500,000
  $ 16,318
  (1)
  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration
  Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the registrant's
  common stock that become available under the plan because of events
  such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits or similar
  transactions effected without the receipt of consideration that
  increases the number of outstanding shares.
  (2)
  Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the
  Securities Act based on the average of the bid and ask prices per
  share of the common stock on August
  17
  , 2006, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.
  PART I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of the Registration
  Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") is omitted from this filing
  in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the
  introductory note to Part I of the Registration Statement. The documents
  containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the
  participants in the plan covered by this Registration Statement as required by
  Rule 428(b)(1).
  PART II
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The Company incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the
  following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
  (1)
  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
  31, 2005, as filed by the Company with the Commission on March 30,
  2006.
  (2)
  The Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
  for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed by the Company with
  the Commission on April 28, 2006.
  (3)
  The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
  March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, as filed by the Company with the
  Commission on May 15, 2006 and August 9, 2006, respectively.
  (4)
  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed by the Company
  with the Commission on May 11, 2005 as amended on June 1, 2006,
  February 2, 2006, February 21, 2006, February 28, 2006, March 9,
  2006, March 13, 2006, March 20, 2006, March 27, 2006, March 31,
  2006, April 5, 2006, April 20, 2006, May 2, 2006, May 3, 2006, May
  6, 2006 as amended on July 14, 2006, May 9, 2006, May 25, 2006, June
  1, 2006, June 22, 2006 as amended on July 14, 2006, June 26, 2006, July 12, 2006, August 14, 2006
  			and August 21, 2006, respectively.
  (5)
  The description of the Company's common stock contained in Amendment
  No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 1, 2002,
  filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report
  subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description.
  All documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections
  13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this
  Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
  which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
  all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
  of filing of such documents.
  Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be
  incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
  for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
  contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is
  deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
  statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
  except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement.
  To the extent that any proxy statement is incorporated by reference herein, such
  incorporation shall not include any information contained in such proxy
  statement which is not, pursuant to the Commission's rules, deemed to be "filed"
  with the Commission or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange
  Act.
  Item 4.
  Description of Securities.
  Not
  applicable.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  None.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL")
  grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to indemnify any person
  who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or
  enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
  amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
  with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
  civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of being or having
  been in any such capacity, if he acted in good faith in a manner reasonably
  believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
  with respect to any criminal action, or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
  believe his conduct was unlawful, except that with respect to an action brought
  by or in the right of the corporation such indemnification is limited to
  expenses (including attorneys fees).
  The Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that
  the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
  permitted by the DGCL. Any repeal or modification of the provisions providing
  for such indemnification shall not adversely affect any right or protection, or
  any limitation of the liability of, a director of the Company existing at, or
  arising out of facts or incidents occurring prior to, the effective date of such
  repeal or modification.
  All of the Company's directors and officers are covered by insurance policies
  against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such,
  including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  +4.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
  the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).
  +4.2
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126099), filed June
  24, 2005).
  +4.3
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-136366), filed
  August 7, 2006).
  +4.4
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended and restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
  the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).
  +4.5
  Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May 1, 2002).
  *5.1
  Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the
  securities.
  *23.1
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.
  *23.2
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.
  *23.3
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
  *23.4
  Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
  *24.1
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
  Registration Statement).
  *99.1
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan.
  ______________________
  + Incorporated by
  reference.
  * Filed herewith.
  Item 9.
  Undertakings.
  (a)
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)           To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
  Securities Act of 1933;
  (ii)           To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
  the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
  represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
  Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
  securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
  exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
  the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
  filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
  changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
  table in the effective Registration Statement;
  (iii)          To include any material information with respect to the plan of
  distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
  material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  Provided, however,
  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
  (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
  included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
  periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
  pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement;
  (2)           That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
  a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof.
  (3)           To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
  any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
  the offering.
  (b)           The
  undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
  liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's
  annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
  (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
  pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act) that is incorporated
  by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
  fide offering thereof.
  (c)           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
  Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
  persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 6
  above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
  Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
  as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
  claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of
  the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
  controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
  in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
  authorized, in the City of Lincolnshire, State of Illinois, on August 22, 2006.
  MOTIENT CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/ Christopher Downie
  Christopher Downie, Executive Vice President,
  Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
  below hereby severally constitutes and appoints, Christopher Downie and Myrna
  Newman, and each or any of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
  agent, each with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in
  any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
  Statement and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
  ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
  substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
  Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
  date indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Christopher
  Downie
  Christopher Downie
  Executive Vice President, Chief
  Operating Officer and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)
  August 22, 2006
  /s/ Myrna
  J. Newman
  Myrna
  J. Newman
  Controller
  and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
  August 22, 2006
  /s/ David
  Andonian
  David Andonian
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  /s/ Robert
  Brumley
  Robert Brumley
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  /s/ David
  			Grain
  David Grain
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  /s/
  Jacques Leduc
  Jacques Leduc
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  /s/ David
  			Meltzer
  David Meltzer
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  /s/
  Raymond Steele
  Raymond L. Steele
  Director
  August 22, 2006
  EXHIBIT
  INDEX
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  +4.1
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
  the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).
  +4.2
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-126099), filed June
  24, 2005).
  +4.3
  Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company's
  Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-136366), filed
  August 7, 2006).
  +4.4
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended and restated
  effective May 1, 2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
  the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
  filed May 1, 2002).
  +4.5
  Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
  Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Amendment No. 2 to Registration
  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May 1, 2002).
  *5.1
  Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP with respect to legality of the
  securities.
  *23.1
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.
  *23.2
  Consent of Friedman LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm.
  *23.3
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
  *23.4
  Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
  *24.1
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this
  Registration Statement).
  *99.1
  2006 Motient Corporation Equity Incentive Plan.
  + Incorporated by
  reference.
  * Filed herewith.