Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-92326, 333-117148, 333-118728, 333-136845) and
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-136046 and 333-136366) of Motient Corporation and
subsidiaries of our reports, dated March 30, 2007 relating to the consolidated
financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appear in this Form 10-K.



/s/Freidman LLP
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East Hanover, New Jersey
March 30, 2007