SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES THIRD FL BISHOP SQUARE REDMONDS HILL (Street) DUBLIN IRELAND L2 00000 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOTIENT CORP [ MNCP.PK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/22/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/22/2006		P		25,000	A	$18	5,500,872(1)	D
Common Stock	03/22/2006		P		0	A	$0	5,500,872(2)	I	By Harbinger Capital Partners Mster Fund I, Ltd.
Common Stock								32,137(3)	I	By Alpha US Sub Fund VI, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Preferred Stock	$0	03/23/2006		P		5,000		09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	1,550,550	$862.5	51,685	D
Preferred Stock	$0	03/23/2006		P		0		09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	1,550,550	$0	51,685	I	By Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.
Preferred Stock	$0							09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	39,450		1,315	I	By Alpha US Sub Fund VI, LLC
Warrants	$26.51							09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	1,839		1,839	D
Warrants	$26.51							09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	1,839		1,839	I	By Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.
Warrants	$26.51							09/08/2005	04/15/2010	Common Stock	48		48	I	By Alpha US Sub Fund VI, LLC

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES THIRD FL BISHOP SQUARE REDMONDS HILL (Street) DUBLIN IRELAND L2 00000 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE MANAGER, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RIVERCHASE PARKWAY SOUTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HMC INVESTORS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RIVERCHASE PARKWAY SOUTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RIVERCHASE PARKWAY SOUTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FALCONE PHILIP (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVE 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBERT RAYMOND J (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RIVERCHASE PARKWAY SOUTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUCE MICHAEL D (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RIVERCHASE PARKWAY SOUTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd (the "Master Fund"), which is a Reporting Person.

2. These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, LLC ("Harbinger Management"), the investment manager of the Master Fund, HMC Investors, LLC, its managing member ("HMC Investors"), Harbert Management Corporation ("HMC"), the managing member of HMC Investors, Philip Falcone, a member of Harbinger Management and the portfolio manager of the Master Fund, Raymond J. Harbert, a member of HMC, and Michael D. Luce, a member of HMC. Each such Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the report Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

3. These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Harbert Management Corporation, the managing member of the investment advisor to Alpha US Sub Fund VI, LLC, Philip Falcone, who is the portfolio manager of Alpha US Sub Fund VI, LLC, Raymond J. Harbert and Michael D. Luce. Each such Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

	Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C., By: HMC Investors, L.L.C., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick	03/24/2006
	Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C., By: HMC Investors, L.L.C., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick	03/24/2006
	HMC Investors, L.L.C., By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick	03/24/2006
	Harbert Management Corporation By: /s/ Joel Piassick	03/24/2006
	By: /s/ Philip Falcone	03/24/2006
	By: /s/ Raymond J. Harbert	03/24/2006
	By: /s/ Michael D. Luce	03/24/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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