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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.26    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>December&nbsp;21,
1999 </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE=2>TO:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="93%"><FONT SIZE=2>Mr.&nbsp;Tom Lynch</FONT></TD>
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RE:</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Severance Protection Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enclosed is the proposed Amendment to your existing Severance Protection Agreement, which will amend your existing agreement. It includes your proposed title and
a description of your duties, a modified definition of "good reason," as well as your proposed retention package. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although
not provided in the Amendment itself, Motorola has agreed, subject to the condition described below, that if the Retention Cash Bonus provided in Section&nbsp;1(b) becomes
payable to you, you shall receive an additional income tax gross-up with respect to that payment in an amount equal to $161,362.74. Motorola shall not be obligated to pay such amount if its agreement
to do so in any way gives rise to a need on the part of Motorola or General Instrument to supplement or recirculate the Joint Proxy Statement and Prospectus for the Merger, or make any supplemental
mailing to stockholders in connection with the Stockholders Meeting. Further, Motorola does not guarantee that this amount will be sufficient to make you whole for all income taxes with respect to the
Retention Cash Bonus. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please
acknowledge your receipt of this memo, and agreement to the foregoing, by signing below and returning the memo along with your signature to the Amendment. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS J. LYNCH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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Date:</FONT></TD>
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12/22/99</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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