SkyTerra Communications and Mobile Satellite Ventures Announce New Board Members

RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:SKYT) and its subsidiary
Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) have added three new members to the
SkyTerra board of directors and two new members to the MSV board.

Alexander H. Good has been added to the SkyTerra board. Jose A.
Cecin, Jr. and Paul S. Latchford, Jr. have been added to both the
SkyTerra and MSV boards.

Alexander H. Good, age 58, is the Chief Executive Officer and
President of SkyTerra and has served as MSV's Chief Executive Officer
President and Vice Chairman of the MSV board since April 2004. In 2002
and 2003, prior to joining MSV, Good served as the Executive Chairman
of Affinity Internet and Executive Chairman of Nexverse Networks,
Inc., now Veraz Networks, Inc., and also served as a director of
NextLevel Communications, Inc. Good was Chairman and CEO of @Link
Networks, Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Good was Executive Vice President of
Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon) from 1997 to 1999. He served
as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of Bell Atlantic
Corporation from 1995 to 1997 and was Chairman and CEO of Bell
Atlantic International from 1994 to 1997. Good served as Senior Vice
President of Mtel Communications, Inc. and CEO of Mtel International
from 1990 to 1994.

Jose A. Cecin, Jr., age 44, is a Managing Director of BB&T Capital
Markets, the investment banking division of BB&T Corporation, and is
the Group Head of the firm's Communications Investment Banking
practice. Prior to joining BB&T Capital Markets in 2003, Cecin was a
co-founder of Cambrian Communications where he served as Chief
Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors. Prior to
founding Cambrian in 1999, Cecin was on the founding team of Wave
International, a company focused on financing and building
telecommunications infrastructure in emerging markets. Prior to Wave
International, Cecin served as Managing Director of Corporate
Development at Bell Atlantic Corporation.

Paul S. Latchford, Jr., age 53, is Co-Founder, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Spencer Trask Media & Communications Group LLC.
Prior to joining Spencer Trask, Latchford served as Principal Vice
President for Global Business Development in Bechtel Group, Inc.
Beginning in the early 1990's Latchford held several regional business
development positions in Bell Atlantic International, Inc. and was
appointed Vice President of Business Development for the Asia Pacific
Region in 1994.

In connection with the terms of the sale of Apollo Management's
SkyTerra stock to Harbinger Management, Andrew Affrick and Jeffrey
Leddy have resigned from both the SkyTerra and MSV boards.

"I am thrilled to welcome Jose and Paul to the SkyTerra and MSV
Boards. They both bring tremendous experience with them in both the
financial markets and telecommunications industry which will benefit
SkyTerra and MSV as we move forward in our strategic efforts,"
Alexander H. Good said.

About Mobile Satellite Ventures and SkyTerra Communications, Inc.

MSV delivers mobile wireless voice and data services primarily for
public safety, security, fleet management and asset tracking in the
U.S. and Canada. The company's next-generation hybrid
satellite-terrestrial communications network is expected to provide
seamless, transparent and ubiquitous wireless coverage of the United
States and Canada to conventional handsets. When completed, the
network will support communications in a variety of areas including
public safety, homeland security, aviation, transportation and
entertainment, by providing a platform for interoperable,
user-friendly and feature-rich voice and high-speed data services.
Mobile Satellite Ventures is a joint venture between Mobile Satellite
Ventures LP and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. MSVLP is owned
and controlled by SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:SKYT). For more
information go to: http://www.msvlp.com.

Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to plans described in this news release. Such statements
generally include words such as could, can, anticipate, believe,
expect, seek, pursue, proposed, potential and similar words. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties relating to
the ability of SkyTerra and MSV to raise additional capital or
consummate a strategic transaction or deploy the next generation
system, as well as the ability of SkyTerra and MSV to execute their
business plan. We assume no obligation to update or supplement such
forward-looking statements.

Tom Surface
Mobile Satellite Ventures LP
T 703-390-1579
M 703-462-3837
tom.surface@msvlp.com

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