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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.43

            AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

      THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement ") is made as of April 23, 2004, by BRIGHTSTAR CORP., a Delaware
corporation (the "Pledgor"), in favor of MOTOROLA , INC., a Delaware
corporation, in its capacity as agent for itself and the other Motorola Parties
(in such capacity, the "Secured Party").

                             Preliminary Statements

      (a) The Pledgor entered into a stock pledge and security agreement dated
May 24, 2002 (the "Original Pledge Agreement"), in favor of Motorola, Inc.

      (b) The Pledgor and the Secured Party desire to amend the Original Pledge
Agreement and to restate it in its entirety as so amended.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to amend and restate the Original Pledge
Agreement in its entirety as follows:

      1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Agreement have the meanings given in the Amended and Restated Payment Terms
Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2004, by and among Motorola, Inc. (in its
capacity as agent for itself and the other Motorola Parties), Brightstar Corp.
and the other persons and entities that are parties thereto (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Payment Terms Agreement").

      "Collateral" shall mean collectively (i) the Pledged Stock (as defined
herein) together with any other securities which the Pledgor is required to
deliver to the Secured Party hereunder and (ii) the Proceeds (as hereinafter
defined) of the foregoing.

      "Pledged Stock" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4(b)
hereof.

      "Proceeds" shall mean whatever is received when any of the Pledged Stock
is sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, including cash, payment
of money, chattel paper, security agreements and other documents.

      2. Amendment and Restatement; Guaranties and Liens Unimpaired. This
Agreement amends, restates and replaces the Original Pledge Agreement in its
entirety. It is the intention and understanding of the parties that (a) this
Agreement shall continue the obligations under the Original Pledge Agreement
(and any Brightstar Obligations represented, guarantied or secured thereby) and
shall not act as a novation of the Original Pledge Agreement (or any Brightstar
Obligations represented, guarantied or secured thereby), (b) all guaranties and
all security interests, pledges and other liens guarantying or securing the
Original Pledge Agreement (or any Brightstar Obligations represented, guarantied
or secured thereby) shall remain in full force and effect and shall guarantee
and secure this Agreement (and all Brightstar Obligations represented,
guarantied or secured thereby), and (c) the priority of all guaranties and all
security interests, pledges and other liens guarantying or securing any
obligations under the Original

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Pledge Agreement (or any Brightstar Obligations represented, guarantied or
secured thereby) shall not be impaired by the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement.

      3. Creation of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and
performance of the Brightstar Obligations, the Pledgor hereby grants, bargains,
hypothecates, assigns, transfers, sets over to the Secured Party, a first
priority security interest in and to the Collateral. Until termination of the
security interest as provided hereinafter, the pledge, assignment, transfer,
setting over, conveyance and delivery of, and security interest in, all the
Collateral hereby shall continue in full force and effect.

      4. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor represents and warrants to
the Secured Party, as follows:

            (a) Collateral.

                  (i) The Pledgor has all right, title and interest in and to
      the Collateral, and that the Pledgor shall warrant and defend the Secured
      Party's security interest against the claims of all persons whomsoever.

                  (ii) Except as granted herein, the Collateral is not subject
      to any agreement, trust, pledge, charge, option, restriction, claim,
      demand, security interest, lien or encumbrance or any kind or nature and
      the Pledgor has not disposed of any interest in the Collateral.

                  (iii) The Pledgor has full right, power and lawful authority
      to transfer, convey, assign and pledge the Collateral to the Secured
      Party.

                  (iv) This Agreement creates and constitutes and will at all
      times constitute a valid, direct and paramount security interest in the
      Collateral.

                  (v) The Pledgor has complied with all foreign, federal and
      state laws and regulations applicable to the pledge of the Collateral, and
      no consents are required to make the pledge effective.

            (b) The Pledged Stock. The Pledgor owns all of the ownership, voting
and all other rights in 9,000 shares of the capital stock of Brightstar US,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("Brightstar US"). All of the foregoing right,
title and interest of the Pledgor, and all shares resulting from the exercise of
any options, warrants or other contractual rights to acquire additional shares
in Brightstar US and all distributions on all of the foregoing, whether in kind,
in the form of additional shares of stock of Brightstar US or in cash, is
subject to the pledge being granted herein, and all of the foregoing is referred
to as the "Pledged Stock". To the extent any of the foregoing may also be
considered Proceeds, the characterization shall be such as better protects the
security interest of the Secured Party, it being the intent of the parties
hereto that the characterization of the interests being granted herein should
not adversely effect the Secured Party.

            (c) Further Representations and Warranties. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement will not (A) violate any provisions of (i)
law; (ii) any order of

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any court or other agency of government applicable to the Pledgor or its
property; or (iii) any agreement to which the Pledgor is a party or by which the
Pledgor or any of its properties is bound, or (B) be in conflict with, result in
a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever upon the Collateral.

      5. Affirmative Covenants of the Pledgor. The Pledgor covenants and agrees
with the Secured Party that the Pledgor will:

            (a) Deliver Collateral. (i) Deliver to the Secured Party
simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement and shall continuously at
all times maintain with the Secured Party during the term hereof, the Pledged
Stock, including original stock certificates evidencing the Pledged Stock; and
(ii) at all times will execute and deliver such instruments as the Secured Party
may request, including but not limited to stock powers endorsed in blank, in
order to assign to the Secured Party and confirm unto the Secured Party the
pledge of all rights of the Pledgor arising from the ownership of the Pledged
Stock. At the time of execution hereof, there are 10,000 shares of Brightstar US
stock issued and outstanding and the record and beneficial ownership thereof is
as follows: the Pledgor, 9,000 shares; Denise Gibson, 1,000 shares. Delivery and
custody of the Pledged Stock will be in the manner selected by the Secured Party
and shall be held by such persons as the Secured Party, in its discretion, may
designate.

            (b) Transfer Legends. (i) Cause the issuer of the Pledged Stock (a)
to maintain appropriate stop transfer legends in its corporate stock record
books prohibiting any attempted transfer thereof by the Pledgor; and (ii) to
place on each of the stock certificates evidencing the Pledged Stock a legend in
form acceptable to the Secured Party to the general effect of serving to notify
any third party of the security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged
Stock evidenced by the particular stock certificate.

            (c) Other Provisions. Comply with each and every other provision of
this Agreement and promptly do or refrain from doing such acts as the Secured
Party may reasonably request to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this
Agreement.

            (d) Representations and Warranties. Perform such other actions as
may be necessary to ensure that all representations and warranties made
hereunder shall be true and correct during the term hereof.

      6. Negative Covenant of the Pledgor. The Pledgor covenants and agrees with
the Secured Party that it will not contract, create, assume, incur or suffer to
be created, assumed or incurred or to exist any mortgage, lien, security
interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind, upon, or pledge of, any of the
Collateral other than that in favor of the Secured Party, or attempt to sell,
transfer or convey any interest in the Collateral, and will pay or cause to be
paid prior to delinquency all taxes, fees, assessments or other charges now or
hereafter imposed upon the Collateral.

      7. No Additional Stock Issued. The Pledgor covenants and agrees with the
Secured Party that it will not permit the issuance of any additional shares of
capital stock of Brightstar US

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without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, except for options
granted to employees (other than the Pledgor) which shall not exceed 10% of
Brightstar US's outstanding capital stock and voting rights.

      8. Rights and Remedies of the Secured Party. Upon the occurrence of any
Default or Event of Default, then and in addition to all other rights and
remedies set forth herein:

            (a) The Secured Party shall have the right from time to time, in any
commercially reasonable manner, to sell, resell, assign, transfer and deliver
all or any part of, or otherwise realize the value of any of the property in
which the Secured Party has a security interest hereunder, at any brokers' board
or exchange, or at public or private sale or otherwise, at the option of the
Secured Party, for cash or on credit for future delivery, in such parcel or
parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such
terms and conditions as the Secured Party may deem proper, and in connection
therewith may grant options and may impose reasonable conditions, all without
(except as shall be required by any applicable statute which cannot be waived)
advertisement or demand upon or notice to the Pledgor or right of redemption of
the Pledgor, all of which are hereby expressly waived, except where any such
rights cannot be waived under any applicable law;

            (b) Upon any public sale, the Secured Party may, unless prohibited
by any applicable statute which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of
any such property being sold, free from and discharged of all trust, claims,
rights of redemption and equities of the Pledgor, which are hereby waived and
released, unless preserved by any applicable statute which cannot be waived;

            (c) The Secured Party shall have the right to receive, endorse,
assign or deliver in its own name or the name of the Pledgor any and all checks,
drafts and other instruments for the payment of money relating to the Collateral
and the Pledgor hereby waives notice of presentment, protest and nonpayment of
any instruments so endorsed. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Pledgor hereby
irrevocably appoints the Secured Party, or any of its officers or designees, as
the Pledgor's true and lawful agent and attorney-in- fact, with power of
substitution, (i) to sign the name of the Pledgor to any Collateral pledged
hereunder, including, but not limited to, transferring such Collateral in the
name of the Secured Party or its assigns; (ii) to commence and prosecute any and
all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent
jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or
to enforce any rights in respect thereof; (iii) to settle, compromise, compound,
adjust or, defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to or pertaining to
all or any of the Collateral; (iv) to execute such other and further grants,
mortgages, pledges and assignments of the Collateral as the Secured Party may
reasonably require for the purpose of protecting or maintaining the security
interest granted to the Secured Party; (v) to vote the Collateral, or any of it,
in such manner and for such purposes as the Secured Party may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, desire, including, but not limited to, voting to remove any
or all of the then existing directors, officers or partners of the issuer of the
Pledged Stock or any subsidiary thereof and selling the Collateral on such terms
as the Secured Party shall desire; provided, however, unless and until an Event
of Default has occurred and has continued beyond the expiration of any
applicable cure period, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Pledgor from
voting or collecting dividends with respect to the Collateral if not prohibited
under any agreement with the Secured Party; and (vi) generally to

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perform all other acts the Secured Party in its sole discretion deems necessary
or proper to carry out the intention of this Agreement, as fully and completely
as though the Secured Party were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all
purposes, and the Pledgor hereby ratifies and confirms all that the Secured
Party, as such agent or attorney- in-fact, or its substitutes, shall do by
virtue of this appointment and grant of power. The Pledgor agrees that the
Secured Party may notify the issuer of the Pledged Stock that the Collateral has
been assigned to the Secured Party or of the Secured Party's security interest
therein, and that the Pledgor shall deal with the Secured Party directly. The
Secured Party shall not be responsible nor liable for any shortage, discrepancy,
damage, loss or destruction of any part of the Collateral wherever the same may
be located regardless of the cause thereof, including, in particular, the
negligence of the Secured Party, unless the same shall happen through gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party. The Secured Party shall
not, under any circumstances or any event whatsoever, unless the same shall
happen through gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party, have
any liability for any error or omission or delivery of any kind made in the
settlement, collection or payment of any of the Collateral or of any instrument
received in payment therefor or for any damage resulting therefrom. The
foregoing limitation of liability shall apply regardless of whether such loss
shall be caused by the negligence of the Secured Party. The costs of collection,
notification and enforcement, including, but not limited to, counsel fees and
out-of-pocket expenses, shall be borne solely by the Pledgor, whether the same
are incurred by the Secured Party or the Pledgor;

            (d) The Pledgor will, upon the receipt by it of any payments,
revenue, income, profits or other sums in which, or resulting from any
Collateral in which a security interest is granted by this Agreement or of any
check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an
obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Party in
precisely the form received, and will forthwith, without any notice or demand
whatsoever (all notices, demands or other actions on the part of the Secured
Party being hereby expressly waived), endorse, transfer and deliver any such
sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Party for prompt application to the
payment of the Brightstar Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Secured
Party; and

            (e) The Secured Party shall have the right to require the Pledgor to
notify the issuers of securities pledged hereunder or the paying agents therefor
to make payments owed thereunder directly to the Secured Party, and to collect
any or all accounts or proceeds, or to sell, transfer, compromise, discharge,
extend or sue for the whole or any part of such accounts.

            (f) The Secured Party will exercise its remedies under this Section
6 in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 679 of the Florida
Statutes.

      9. Notification of Disposition. If any notification of intended
disposition of any property described herein or of any other intended action of
the Secured Party is required by any applicable law, such notification shall be
deemed reasonably and properly given if mailed to the Pledgor at the address set
forth herein at least ten (10) Business Days before such disposition or other
intended action.

      10. Remedies Cumulative. All options, powers and rights granted to the
Secured Party hereunder, or under any guarantee or other document or writings
delivered to the Secured

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Party by the Pledgor, shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other
options, powers or rights which the Secured Party may now or hereafter have as a
secured party under the Florida Uniform Commercial Code or under any other
applicable law or otherwise.

      11. Expenses, Etc. The Pledgor will reimburse the Secured Party for all
reasonable expenses (including reasonable expenses for legal services of every
kind) of, or incidental to the enforcement of any of the provisions of, this
Agreement or any actual or attempted sale, or any exchange, enforcement,
collection, compromise or settlement of any of the Collateral and for the care
of the Collateral and defending or asserting the rights and claims of the
Secured Party in respect of the Collateral, by litigation or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Secured Party. All such expenses shall be secured by this Agreement.

      12. Delay. No delay on the part of the Secured Party in exercising any of
its options, powers or rights, or partial or single exercise thereof, shall
constitute a waiver thereof.

      13. Application of Proceeds. All proceeds received from the sale or other
disposition of the Collateral shall be applied by the Secured Party as follows:

            (a) First: to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the
Secured Party in connection with any such sale or collection of the Collateral,
including, without limitation, all court costs and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Secured Party in connection therewith, and the
payment of all costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party in
connection with this Agreement, or the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder
or thereunder, to the extent that such advances, costs and expenses shall not
have been paid to the Secured Party upon its demand therefor;

            (b) Second : to the payment of all other Brightstar Obligations;

            (c) Lastly: the balance, if any, of such proceeds remaining after
payment in full of the Brightstar Obligations and all other amounts owed to the
Secured Party or any Motorola Party, shall be paid to the Pledgor or as directed
by a court of competent jurisdiction.

      14. Obligation to Sell. The Secured Party shall have no obligation to sell
or otherwise realize upon any of the Collateral as authorized herein, and shall
not be responsible for any failure to do so or for any delay in so doing.

      15. Secured Party's Duty of Care. The Secured Party's duty with respect to
the Collateral shall be solely to use reasonable care in the physical custody
and physical preservation of such Collateral in its possession and the Secured
Party shall not be obligated to take any steps necessary to preserve any rights
in any of such property against third parties and the Pledgor agrees to take
such steps. The Secured Party shall have no responsibility for ascertaining, nor
for informing the Pledgor with respect to, nor be required to take any action
concerning, any maturities, calls, conversions, exchanges, offers, tenders or
similar matters relating to any of the property of the Pledgor (whether or not
the Secured Party has, or is deemed to have, knowledge of any of the aforesaid),
provided that the Secured Party shall endeavor to take such action as may be
requested or authorized by the Pledgor if the Secured Party determines, in its
sole discretion, that such action will not in any way adversely affect the value
of the Collateral or the

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ability of the Secured Party to realize upon the value of such Collateral. The
Secured Party shall not be bound to take any steps necessary to preserve any
rights in any of the property of the Pledgor against prior parties who may be
liable in connection therewith.

      16. Further Assurances. The Pledgor agrees to do or refrain from doing any
and all such further acts and things, and to execute and deliver such additional
conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments, as the Secured Party may,
in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time request in connection with the
administration and enforcement of this Agreement, or with respect to the
Collateral or any part thereof or in order better to assure and confirm unto the
Secured Party its respective rights and remedies hereunder.

      17. Rights and Remedies of the Pledgor. Subject to the terms hereof, the
Pledgor shall also have all the rights and remedies of a debtor both before and
after the occurrence of any Event of Default described herein provided in the
Uniform Commercial Code in force in the State of Florida at the date of
execution of this Agreement.

      18. Bankruptcy Provisions. The provisions of the section entitled
"Bankruptcy" in the Brightstar Security Agreement are hereby incorporated by
reference, and the Pledgor agrees that all references in those provisions
regarding the "Agreement" (either directly or as part of the Brightstar
Documents) shall also be deemed to be a reference to this Agreement.

      19. Miscellaneous

            (a) Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be modified, changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
modification, change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

            (b) Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication required to
or permitted to be given or made hereunder in writing, shall be deemed given or
made when (a) delivered in person; (b) five (5) days after such communication is
posted in the mails; or (c) one (1) day after such communication is sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service. Such communications shall be
addressed as follows:

             If to the Secured Party:     Motorola, Inc.
                                          798 International Parkway
                                          Sunrise, Florida 33325
                                          Attn: PCS Latin America Director of
                                          Finance

             With a copy to:              Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
                                          Miami Center, Suite 2400
                                          201 South Biscayne Boulevard
                                          Miami, Florida 33131-4332
                                          Attn: John M. Barkett, Esq.

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             If to the Pledgor to:        Brightstar Corp.
                                          2010 N.W. 84th Avenue
                                          Miami, Florida 33122
                                          Attn: Raul M. Claure

             With a copy to:              Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                                          Miami Center, 20th Floor
                                          201 South Biscayne Boulevard
                                          Miami, Florida 33131
                                          Attn: Clayton E. Parker, Esq.

      or at such other address as the party addressed may from time to time
designate in writing.

            (c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with, and be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to
laws regarding conflict of laws.

            (d) Benefit. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

            (e) Survival of Representations. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made herein or in any certificate delivered
pursuant hereto shall survive the execution and delivery to the Secured Party of
this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any
indebtedness or Obligation by the Pledgor to the Secured Party is outstanding or
unpaid.

            (f) Severability. Each section, subsection, and lesser section of
this Agreement constitutes a separate and distinct undertaking, covenant and/or
provision hereof. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall
finally be determined to be unlawful, or otherwise not binding on any party
hereto, such provision shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, but every
other provision of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

            (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are intended solely for
convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the structural
interpretation of this Agreement.

            (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which will
constitute the same agreement.

      20. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PLEDGOR AND THE SECURED PARTY HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY OF
THE BRIGHTSTAR PARTIES, ON ONE HAND, AND ANY MOTOROLA PARTY ON THE OTHER HAND,
OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER

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VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EACH PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE PLEDGOR AND THE SECURED PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FULLY NEGOTIATED BY THE PARTIES HERETO
AND THESE PROVISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NEITHER THE PLEDGOR NOR
THE SECURED PARTY HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WILL NOT BE ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES.
NEITHER THE PLEDGOR NOR THE SECURED PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH
ACTION, IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED, WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A
JURY TRIAL HAS NOT BEEN OR CANNOT BE WAIVED.

      21. Waiver of Plea of Jurisdiction or Venue. Because the Pledgor and the
Secured Party each have a significant interest in consistent interpretation of
this Agreement, the Pledgor designates Miami, Florida as the sole forum for
resolution of any dispute arising hereunder. The Pledgor hereby specifically
authorizes any action brought upon the enforcement of this Agreement by the
Secured Party to be instituted and prosecuted in either the Circuit Court of
Miami- Dade County, Florida, or in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Florida, at the election of the Secured Party. The Pledgor
further agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding will be
conclusive and may be enforced against it in any other jurisdiction or in any
other manner provided by law.

                            [Signature pages follow]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor, on the day and year first written above,
has caused this Agreement to be executed under seal.

                                          BRIGHTSTAR CORP.

                                          BY: /s/ Marcelo Claure
                                              ------------------
                                          NAME: Marcelo Claure
                                          TITLE: President + CEO

                                          ACCEPTED :

                                          MOTOROLA , INC.

                                          BY: /s/ Dennis J. Strand
                                              --------------------
                                          NAME: DENNIS J. STRAND
                                          TITLE: CFO-PCS
      I HEREBY CERTIFY the following instrument was acknowledged before me this
23rd day of April, 2004, by Marcelo Claure in his capacity as Pres.+ CEO of
BRIGHTSTAR CORP., a Delaware corporation, and who is personally known to me or
has produced a license as identification.

                                          /s/ DELORES TYLOR
                                          ----------------------
                                          Notary Public
                                          Name of Notary Printed:
                                                                 ---------------

My commission expires:

                                                                         [STAMP]

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.44

[AMERICAN EXPRESS LOGO]

                      AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT

                                                                AMERICAN EXPRESS
                                                              BANK INTERNATIONAL

I.    IDENTIFICATION

      Pledgor: TELCEL C.A.

      Borrower: BRIGHTSTAR CORP.
                             (if other than Pledgor)

      In this Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement (this "Pledge"), "we," "us"
      and "our" refer to "Pledgor", and "you" and "your" refer to American
      Express Bank International. You and we, by executing this Pledge,
      acknowledge and agree that (i) you and we have executed this Pledge on the
      date set forth immediately above our signatures below and this Pledge
      amends and restates in its entirety the General Pledge Agreement between
      you and us dated November 14, 2003 (the "Original Pledge"); (ii) this
      Pledge sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to
      the subject matter hereof; and (iii) the Original Pledge is hereby
      superseded in all respects by this Pledge.

II.   PLEDGE OF PROPERTY

      As security for all obligations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
      Required Collateral Amount (as defined below), of (i) Borrower to you
      (whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether absolute or
      contingent, whether originally owed to you or acquired by you by
      assignment and however evidenced) under that certain Promissory Note
      issued by Borrower to you, dated June 3, 2004 (the "Secured Note") (but
      only on the terms and conditions of the Secured Note attached as Appendix
      A hereto, except to the extent approved in writing by us), and (ii) us to
      you under this Pledge ((i) and (ii), collectively, the "Secured
      Obligations"), we pledge and assign to you and grant to you a security
      interest in the Property (as defined in III. below).

      The "Required Collateral Amount" means, at any time within an Interest
      Period (as defined in the Secured Note), (i) $40,000,000 plus (ii) the
      aggregate amount of interest unpaid and payable at the end of such
      Interest Period (as defined in the Secured Note) minus (iii) any Property
      applied, disposed or retained by you from time to time under Article VI of
      this Pledge against, to or with respect to the principal amount of the
      Secured Note minus (iv) any principal amounts otherwise repaid or prepaid
      from time to time under the Secured Note. "UCC" means the Uniform
      Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Florida from time to time.

III.  PROPERTY COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT

      1.    The following property (the "Property") is covered by this Pledge
            (whether our interest in it now exists or is hereafter acquired):

            (a)   Special account No. 103176 maintained by Pledgor with you (the
                  "Collateral Account"), including without limitation, all
                  securities (certificated and uncertificated) and security
                  entitlements, credit balances, financial assets and other
                  investment property, financial instruments, cash and cash
                  equivalents and any other property credited to or on deposit
                  in such account, all dividends, additions and rights connected
                  with the foregoing, and all our rights with respect to the
                  above; and

            (b)   all proceeds of any of the foregoing, from time to time
                  received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of
                  or in exchange therefor, at any time credited to or held in
                  such account or otherwise, and all certificates therefor,
                  interest thereon, renewals thereof and substitutions therefor;

            provided, however, that (i) the aggregate value of the Property, at
            any time, shall not exceed the Required Collateral Amount at such
            time and (ii) if at any time the aggregate value of the Property
            exceeds the Required Collateral Amount, upon our request, you will
            promptly transfer to us funds and/or other Property with a value up
            to such excess amount as instructed or directed by us in writing
            (including to accounts with you not subject to this Pledge), after
            which transfer such funds and/or Property shall be deemed forever
            released from the lien of this Pledge subject only to Section VII.3.

      2.    We represent and warrant to you that, as of the date hereof: (a) we
            own the Property; (b) the Property is free of mortgage, pledge,
            lien, charge, encumbrance or security interest other than any such
            interest in your favor or for your benefit or in favor of or for the
            benefit of your affiliates; (c) if we are a corporation or other
            entity, we have authority and legal right to enter into this Pledge
            and to grant you a valid and perfected security interest in the
            Property; (d) we have received adequate consideration for executing,
            delivering and performing this Pledge and by doing so will not be
            rendered insolvent or left with insufficient capital to continue our
            business and will not have incurred debts beyond our ability to pay;
            and (e) the value of the Property as reflected in the account
            balance provided to us by you equals or exceeds the Required
            Collateral Amount as of the date hereof.

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      3.    This Pledge is not a guaranty, whether of payment or collection, of
            any obligation whatsoever of the Borrower. We will have no
            liability, personal or otherwise, to you for any amounts, regardless
            of whether such liability would arise under contract or by operation
            of law, other than our obligations arising from our representations,
            warranties and/or covenants set forth in this Pledge in respect of
            the Property. Under no circumstances will we be liable to you, in
            the aggregate over the life of this Pledge, for any amounts in
            excess of the Required Collateral Amount.

      4.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in other agreements
            governing the Collateral Account, we and you agree that, unless and
            until the termination or release of this Pledge, all amounts
            credited to or deposited in the Collateral Account will be invested
            in one or more of the following investments, at the direction of
            Pledgor:

            (a)   Time deposits maintained with American Express Bank
                  International;

            (b)   American Express Premium Deposits (issued by American Express
                  International Trust Company) (except to the extent that legal
                  or regulatory requirements may hereafter prohibit your
                  maintaining the Loan secured by this type of investment at a
                  1:1 loan-to-value ratio);

            (c)   IDS Certificates (except to the extent that legal or
                  regulatory requirements may hereafter prohibit your
                  maintaining the Loan secured by this type of investment at a
                  1:1 loan-to-value ratio); or

            (d)   U.S. Government Treasury Bills (up to 90 days in maturity).

      5.    If at any time prior to the termination or release of this Pledge,
            the aggregate balance in the Collateral Account is less than the
            Required Collateral Amount and you have so notified us, we will, no
            later than 5 Business Days after the date on which you notified us
            of such shortfall, deposit in the Collateral Account the additional
            funds necessary to cause the aggregate balance in the Collateral
            Account to be equal to the Required Collateral Amount.

IV.   YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPERTY

      1.    Your sole responsibility for the Property shall be to use reasonable
            care in its custody if and while it is directly in your possession,
            and to act in accordance with applicable law and with any account
            agreements or other agreements between you and us in respect of
            accounts maintained by us with you or any of your affiliates.

      2.    You are not responsible for monitoring financial matters or taking
            action in response to events that may affect the Property, such as
            maturity dates, calls, conversions, exchanges, offers, tenders or
            market fluctuations. You are also not required to notify us of these
            financial matters or events, except that you will promptly notify
            the Borrower in writing of any expected or actual increase in, or
            shortfall in respect of, the Required Collateral Amount after the
            date of this Pledge.

      3.    In the absence of an "event of default" (as defined in Section VI.1
            below), you will honor and effect any request we make or instruction
            or direction we issue in writing concerning the use, investment,
            disposition, transfer or withdrawal of Property, so long as you
            reasonably believe that implementing such request, instruction or
            direction (i) will not result in the current aggregate balance in
            the Collateral Account becoming less than the Required Collateral
            Amount and (ii) will allow enough time for you to take appropriate
            action.

      4.    You hereby represent and agree (in your capacity as securities
            intermediary in respect of the Collateral Account) that (i) you are
            the "securities intermediary" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of
            the UCC) in respect of the Collateral Account; (ii) you are not a
            "clearing corporation" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the
            UCC); (iii) the Collateral Account is a "securities account" (as
            defined in Section 8-501(b) of the UCC); (iv) you will treat any and
            all cash, "instruments" (as defined in Section 9-105(1)(i) of the
            UCC), "securities" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(15) of the UCC),
            "security entitlements" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the
            UCC) and other assets and property credited from time to time to the
            Collateral Account (including without limitation any time deposits,
            other deposits, U.S. Treasury bills, credit balances and cash
            amounts) as "financial assets" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of
            the UCC); (v) no "financial asset" (as defined in Section
            8-102(a)(9) of the UCC) credited to the Collateral Account shall be
            registered in the name of, payable to the order of, or specially
            indorsed to any person other than you, unless indorsed in blank;
            (vi) Pledgor is the "entitlement holder" (as defined in Section
            8-102(a)(7) of the UCC) of the Collateral Account, subject to your
            "control" (within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the UCC); and
            (vii) you do not have, except as securities intermediary in respect
            of the Collateral Account or under this Pledge, any "adverse claim"
            (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC)

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            or "notice of adverse claim" (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of
            the UCC) in respect of the Collateral Account or in respect of any
            "financial asset" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC)
            credited thereto. We agree with the foregoing (i), (iii), (iv) and
            (v). To the extent any conflict arises between this Pledge and other
            agreements governing the Collateral Account, this Pledge will
            control. You and we agree that your "jurisdiction" as "securities
            intermediary" for purposes of Section 8-110(e) of the UCC is the
            State of Florida.

V.    CERTAIN RIGHTS

      1.    We agree that you may do the following in order to receive the full
            benefit of this Pledge: (a) apply our endorsement to documents that
            are held or received as payment or on account of the Property; and
            (b) register the Property and file any statements giving notice of
            the interest which we have given you in the Property.

      2.    If any of the Property consists of a deposit account or securities
            account established with a depository, custodian or securities
            intermediary (such depository, custodian or securities intermediary
            being a "Securities Intermediary") other than you or securities
            placed with such a Securities Intermediary, we irrevocably authorize
            and instruct the Securities Intermediary to follow only your (or, if
            you elect, our and your joint) instructions under this Pledge with
            respect to the account or securities without further consent from
            us. Moreover, we irrevocably authorize each and any such Securities
            Intermediary to enter into an agreement with you agreeing to follow
            only your (or, if you elect, our and your joint) instructions under
            this Pledge with respect to the account or securities without
            further consent from us.

VI.   YOUR REMEDIES

      1.    If any amount payable by the Borrower under the Secured Note or by
            us under this Pledge has become due and payable and remains unpaid
            beyond any applicable grace period; or if the Borrower has or we
            have become subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding in any
            jurisdiction; or if any representation or warranty made by us in
            this Pledge proves to be false in any material respect when made, or
            if we fail to perform any of our obligations under this Pledge, and
            such representation or warranty being false or such failure to
            perform materially adversely affects the value of the Property or
            your ability to enforce this Pledge (each of the foregoing being an
            "event of default"); then, subject to the limitation of recourse set
            forth in Section III.3, but in no other circumstances, you may do
            any of the following: (a) apply to payment of then due and
            outstanding Secured Obligations any funds in any account
            constituting part of the Property or any other Property; (b) sell,
            lease, or otherwise dispose of the Property at public or private
            sale to the extent permitted by law; (c) retain the Property to the
            extent permitted by law and send us any required notice of
            retention; (d) request payment from any person or entity holding an
            interest in the Property to the extent permitted by law; and (e)
            take any other action available to secured creditors in your
            situation that is permitted by law; provided, however, that you
            hereby irrevocably agree that if any Secured Obligation shall become
            due and payable and shall remain unpaid beyond any applicable grace
            period contained herein or in the Secured Note, you will first apply
            to payment of such due and unpaid Secured Obligation any funds in
            the Collateral Account or any other Property and, if Secured
            Obligations remain due and unpaid after such application you may use
            commercially reasonable efforts for 30 days to pursue and effect the
            remedies listed above in clauses (b) through (e), and only if
            Secured Obligations remain due and unpaid after your using
            commercially reasonable efforts for 30 days to pursue and effect the
            remedies listed above in clauses (b) through (e) will you seek any
            remedy against Borrower. In the event and to the extent that you
            hereunder apply, dispose or retain any of the Property (including
            any funds in the Collateral Account), you shall credit such
            application, disposition or retention of Property to any amounts due
            under the Secured Note.

      2.    To the fullest extent permitted by law, we hereby waive notice of
            any sale or other disposition of the Property in accordance Section
            VI.1. Where there is a requirement under the law that you give us
            reasonable notice of any sale or other disposition of the Property
            and that requirement cannot be waived, our receipt of such notice at
            least ten (10) days before the sale or other disposition will be
            considered reasonable notice, and we will be deemed to have received
            such notice on the date it is delivered at our last address known to
            you or ten (10) days after it is placed in the mail to that address,
            whichever is earlier.

      3.    If you incur expenses in an effort to enforce your rights or collect
            payment for obligations under this Pledge, we agree to pay all such
            expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses (whether
            or not incurred in connection with any litigation).

VII.  GENERAL AGREEMENTS

      1.    We agree that you are not obligated to give us notice of any of the
            following: (a) your acquisition or release of an interest in other
            property held as security for those obligations; (b) the agreement
            or release from agreement of any person (other than the Borrower)
            accepting liability for these obligations; or (c) your sale or
            disposition of the Property, unless such notice is required by law
            and cannot be waived. You agree that no term or condition

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            of the Secured Note will be modified, waived or amended, and no
            extension, renewal or increase thereof will become effective,
            without our prior written approval and that of the Borrower.

      2.    We also agree that the pledge, assignment and security interest
            created by this Pledge and your rights under it shall be absolute
            and unconditional irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or
            enforceability of any agreement creating or evidencing the
            obligations secured hereby; (b) any change in the time, manner or
            place of payment of, or in any other term in respect of, all or any
            such obligations; or (c) any exchange, release, or non-perfection of
            any other collateral for any of such obligations or any release,
            amendment or waiver of any guaranty for such obligations.

      3.    You may exercise all or any of your rights for as long as this
            Pledge is in effect. Delay or failure to exercise your rights under
            this Pledge does not mean that you waive them. This Pledge shall
            remain in full force and effect unless and until the earlier of (i)
            its release in writing by you or (ii) the date on which the Required
            Collateral Amount equals zero. This Pledge and the security
            interests created hereby shall continue to be effective, or shall be
            reinstated, as the case maybe, if at any time any payment, or any
            part thereof, of any other obligation secured hereby is rescinded,
            or otherwise required to be returned by you, for any reason,
            including the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the
            Borrower or us.

      4.    We agree to take, at our expense, any action requested by you from
            time to time that may be needed to perfect, protect or enforce your
            rights and interests created by this Pledge including but not
            limited to filing one or more UCC-1 financing statements. Further,
            we appoint you our attorney-in-fact with full authority to take any
            action on our behalf, at our expense, that you consider necessary or
            appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Pledge. A photocopy of
            this Pledge shall suffice as a financing statement.

      5.    We shall not exercise any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
            indemnity or contribution that we may have against the Borrower or
            any guarantor of, or owner of collateral for, any of the obligations
            secured hereby until all such obligations have been paid in full;
            provided, however, that we may at any time and from time to time,
            but shall not be required to, exercise any right we may have,
            whether under contract or by operation of law, to set off any
            amounts and/or the value of any Property applied, retained or
            disposed by you hereunder (or any payments voluntarily made by us,
            whether as reimbursement or on the Borrower's behalf, in respect of
            amounts owed by the Borrower under the Secured Note) against
            accounts payable outstanding as of the date hereof (or interest or
            reimbursement claims related thereto) owed by us to the Borrower or
            any of its affiliates.

      6.    We further agree that, without your consent and the consent of the
            Borrower, we shall not sell or otherwise transfer any of the
            Property or any interest therein to the extent that such sale or
            transfer would result in the aggregate value of the Property,
            immediately after giving effect to such transfer, becoming less than
            the Required Collateral Amount. We agree that we shall not create,
            issue or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any lien, pledge,
            charge or encumbrance with respect to the Property or any interest
            therein, except for any security interest and pledge in favor of you
            or your affiliates.

      7.    Any waiver or amendment of any provision of this Pledge must be in
            writing and executed by you and by us. You may assign this Pledge,
            or any of your rights and powers hereunder, and may assign and/or
            deliver to any such assignee, any of the Property. We agree not to
            assign this Pledge without your prior written consent. This Pledge
            shall be binding upon any of our heirs, successors, administrators,
            executors, personal representatives or assigns.

      8.    This Pledge shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida
            without regard to any conflict-of-laws rule or principle that would
            give effect to the laws of another jurisdiction. We agree that any
            action or proceeding arising under or relating to this Pledge that
            is brought by us shall be tried by the state courts of Florida or
            the United States District Courts sitting there. We irrevocably
            submit in any such action or proceeding brought by you, to the
            non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court, irrevocably waive the
            defense of an inconvenient forum with respect to any such action or
            proceeding, and agree that service of process in any such action or
            proceeding may be made by mailing us a copy thereof (as well as by
            any other lawful method).

      9.    This Pledge may be signed in counterparts.

      10.   WE AND YOU EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT EITHER OF US MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
            JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING UNDER OR
            RELATING TO THIS PLEDGE.

11.               Borrower is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Pledge
                  and shall be entitled to enforce the provisions hereof at law
                  or equity.

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Executed by the undersigned on June 3, 2004.

TELCEL C.A.

By: /s/ Enrique Garcia
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Name: Enrique Garcia
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Title: President
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By: /s/ Miriam Herz
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Name: Miriam Herz
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Title: VP General Counsel
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Acknowledged and agreed by
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK INTERNATIONAL

By: /s/ Antonio Miranda
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Name: Antonio Miranda
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Title: Director and Region Credit Officer
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