**Exhibit 10.36**

ICO Global Communications(Holdings) Limited

11700 Plaza AmericaDrive, Suite 1010

Reston, Virginia20190

April 19, 2006

Ms. Donna Alderman

138 Parkview Road

Pound Ridge, New York 10576

Dear Donna:

We are pleasedthat you have agreed to continue as Executive Vice President, Strategy of ICOGlobal Communications (Holdings) Limited under the terms of this letteragreement. You will have the rights, powers, duties and obligations asmay be agreed upon from time to time. During the course of your employmentwith ICO you will devote your full business time and efforts to ICO; provided,that, nothing herein will prevent you from (i) participating in industry,trade, professional, charitable and community activities, (ii) serving oncorporate, civic or charitable boards or committees as mutually agreed by usand you, and (iii) managing your personal investments and affairs, in eachcase so long as such activities do not conflict with ICO’s interests orinterfere with the performance of your responsibilities to ICO.

Base Salary and AnnualBonus

Your currentannual salary is $500,000, less payroll taxes and required withholding, whichwill be paid to you in regular intervals in accordance with ICO’s customarypayroll schedules for salaried employees, but in no event less frequently thantwice each month. This salary may be adjusted in the future in accordancewith ICO’s compensation practices. However, you may be considered foradditional restricted stock and/or stock options in the future if and when the CompensationCommittee of ICO’s Board considers such plans generally.

Employee IntellectualProperty Agreement

As a condition ofcontinuing employment, and in exchange for being given a written employmentletter agreement, you agree to continue to abide by the terms of the ICOEmployee Intellectual Property Agreement.

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Termination

Without Cause

If ICO terminatesyour employment without Cause, as defined below, then you will be entitled tothe following:

·                    a lump sumpayment (less any required deductions) in an amount equal to (i) yourunpaid base salary through the date of termination, (ii) the value of yourvacation time not used as of the date of termination to the extent that suchvacation time has been accrued during the calendar year of termination, calculatedbased upon your base salary at the date of termination, and(iii) reimbursement of any reasonable business expenses reimbursable underthis letter, to the extent not theretofore reimbursed.

In addition, ICOwill provide you the following severance benefits on the condition that youexecute a separation agreement that contains a full release of claims, in aform acceptable to ICO:

·                    continuationof your base salary then in effect, payable in accordance with the normalpayroll practices of ICO in effect on the date of termination, for a period ofsix (6) months (“Severance Period”); and

·                    in connectionwith, and immediately prior the date of termination, ICO shall take stepsnecessary to accelerate and deem immediately vested those options granted to youunder the Plan in which you would have vested had you remained activelyemployed through the Severance Period and all restricted shares in which youwould have vested had you remained actively employed through the SeverancePeriod, at which point all other unvested options shall expire; provided,however, this provision does not supersede any Change of Control provisions foraccelerated vesting of stock options under the Plan.

For Cause

ICOmay terminate your employment for Cause at any time upon written notice ofsuch termination to you setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of suchCause. If ICO terminates your employment for Cause, or you resign, then youwill be entitled to a lump sum (less any required deductions) in an amountequal to (i) your base salary through the date of termination,(ii) the value of your vacation time not used as of the date oftermination to the extent that such vacation time has been accrued during thecalendar year of termination, calculated based upon your base salary at thedate of termination, and (iii) reimbursement of any reasonable businessexpenses reimbursable under this letter, to the extent not theretoforereimbursed. In addition, upon termination of your employment by ICO for Cause,any options granted to you, notwithstanding any prior vesting, shallautomatically expire at the time ICO first notifies you of such termination.

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Definition of “Cause”

“Cause” meansdismissal for willful material misconduct or failure to discharge duties,conviction or confession of a crime punishable by law (except minorviolations), the performance of an illegal act while purporting to act in ICO’sbehalf, or engaging in activities directly in competition or antithetical tothe best interest of ICO, such as dishonesty, fraud, unauthorized use ordisclosure of confidential information or trade secrets.

Definition of “Disability”

For purposes ofthis Agreement, “Disability” will mean a medically diagnosed physical or mentalimpairment that that renders you incapable (even with reasonable accommodation)of performing the duties required under this Agreement for a period of timethat is reasonably expected to exceed 8 weeks. ICO, acting in good faith, willmake the final determination of whether you have a Disability and, for purposesof making such determination, may require you to submit yourself to aphysical examination by a physician mutually-agreed upon by you and ICO.

Benefits; Vacation;Expenses

Youmay participate in and to receive benefits from all present and futurelife, accident, disability, medical, pension and savings plans and all similarbenefits made available generally to executives of ICO. The amount and extentof benefits to which you are entitled will be governed by the specific benefitplan, as it may be amended from time to time.

You will accruefour weeks of paid vacation per year or such longer period as may beprovided by ICO. Such vacation will be taken at such times and intervals aswill be determined by you, subject to the reasonable business needs of ICO. Youwill not be entitled to defer more than two weeks’ vacation time not taken to alater calendar year, and you cannot accumulate more than 25 days of accrued butunused vacation time in the aggregate.

ICO will pay orreimburse you promptly for all reasonable business expenses and otherdisbursements incurred or paid by you in the performance of your duties andresponsibilities to ICO, including those incurred or paid in connection withbusiness related travel, telecommunications and entertainment, subject toreasonable substantiation of such expenses by you in accordance with ICO’spolicies.

Arbitration of Claims

You herebyacknowledge and agree that, except as provided below, all disputes concerningyour employment with ICO, the termination thereof, the breach by either partyof the terms of this letter or any other matters relating to or arising fromyour employment with ICO will be resolved in binding arbitration in aproceeding in Reston, Virginia, administered by and under the rules andregulations of National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes ofthe American Arbitration Association. This means that the parties agree towaive their rights to have such disputes or claims decided in court by a jury.Instead, such disputes or claims will be resolved by an impartial AAA

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arbitrator. Both partiesand the arbitrator will treat the arbitration process and the activities thatoccur in the proceedings as confidential.

The arbitrationprocedure will afford you and ICO the full range of statutory remedies. ICO andyou will be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate anycovered claims, including access to essential documents and witnesses, asdetermined by the arbitrator and subject to limited judicial review. In orderfor any judicial review of the arbitrator’s decision to be successfullyaccomplished, the arbitrator will issue a written decision that will decide allissues submitted and will reveal the essential findings and conclusions onwhich the award is based. The party that is not the substantially prevailingparty, which determination shall be made by the arbitrator in the event ofambiguity, shall be responsible for paying for the arbitration filing fee andthe arbitrator’s fees.

Nothing containedin this section will limit ICO’s or your right to seek relief in any courtof competent jurisdiction in respect of the matters set forth in the “ICOEmployee Intellectual Property Agreement.”  We specifically agree thatdisputes under the “ICO Employee Intellectual Property Agreement” will not besubject to arbitration unless both parties mutually agree to arbitrate suchdisputes.

Employment At Will

By signing thisletter, you understand and agree that your employment with ICO will continueat-will. Therefore, your employment can terminate, with or without Cause, andwith or without notice, at any time, at your option or ICO’s option, and ICOcan terminate or change all other terms and conditions of your employment, withor without Cause, and with or without notice, at any time, in all cases subjectto the other terms and conditions of this letter. This at-will relationshipwill remain in effect throughout your employment with ICO or any of itssubsidiaries or affiliates. The at-will nature of your employment, as set forthin this paragraph, can be modified only by a written agreement signed by bothICO’s Chief Executive Officer and you which expressly alters it. This at-willrelationship may not be modified by any oral or implied agreement, or byany policies of ICO, practices or patterns of conduct.

Entire Agreement

This letter, anystock option agreement between you and ICO, and the ICO Employee IntellectualProperty Agreement constitute the entire agreement, arrangement andunderstanding between you and ICO on the nature and terms of your employmentwith ICO. This letter agreement supersedes any prior or contemporaneousagreement, arrangement or understanding on this subject matter, subject to thesixth sentence in this paragraph regarding any stock option agreement betweenyou and ICO. By executing this letter as provided below, you expresslyacknowledge the termination of any such prior agreement, arrangement orunderstanding. Also, by your execution of this letter, you affirm that no onehas made any written or verbal statement that contradicts the provisions ofthis letter. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms contained inthis letter and the terms contained in any stock option agreement between youand ICO,

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the terms contained inthis letter will control, and that the provisions regarding vesting ortermination contained in your stock option agreements will be superseded by theprovisions of this letter to the extent of any conflict. In addition, thenoncompetition and other covenants contained in the ICO Employee IntellectualProperty Agreement will also supersede the provisions of any other similarcovenant contained in your stock option agreement to the extent of anyconflict. We hope that you will accept this offer and continue to work with us.
|                           | Sincerely,                |
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|                      | ICO Global Communications |
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|                      | By:                       | /s/ J. Timothy Bryan |
|                      |                      | Name: J. Timothy Bryan |
|                      |                      | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| Signature of  Acceptance: |                      |   |
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| /s/ Donna  Alderman       |                      |   |
| Donna Alderman            |                      |   |
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| Date: 4.1.2006            |                      |   |

 

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