CARLSBAD, Calif.; June 22, 2022 – Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, is elevating the home satellite internet experience in the U.S., giving customers in select markets new residential plans that will offer blazing high-speed connections, allowing customers to do more, faster – from downloading and streaming more movies, videos and content to enjoying a snappier web browsing experience. Viasat’s New Choice home interent plans will give U.S. consumers more options in selecting the right internet service to meet their speed and data needs by offering five enhanced service plans that will deliver download speeds up to 25 Mbps and 150 Mbps in select areas. Viasat’s New Choice home internet plans are available today, in select markets, with plans to roll out nationwide.
Viasat’s New Choice home internet plans will deliver more consistent, high-speed satellite internet plans to the U.S. residential market. Additional features include:
· 4K streaming support
· Double download speeds in select areas
· Unlimited Standard Data
· Best value in the satellite market
· Pricing starting at $49.99/mont
Steven Mesnick, general manager of U.S. broadband at Viasat, commented, “With the launch of these New Choice home internet plans, we are introducing a new satellite internet experience to help meet the evolving needs of residential consumers. By optimizing our satellite network, we expect to deliver more data at faster speeds, more consistently. These speeds will enable us to provide the experience that our customers desire. Our new service plans demonstrate a technological achievement that we are proud of: delivering 100 times the speed compared to the first service plans we offered when we entered the residential internet market ten years ago with the launch of ViaSat-1. We are committed to innovation so that our customers can do more, faster.”
In a recent survey from Gallup, nearly half of all U.S. adults said they would prefer to live in a rural area or small town. This desire highlights the importance of high-speed satellite internet as people move into suburban and rural parts of America. Viasat’s New Choice home internet plans can help meet this demand for high-speed connectivity even in the hardest-to-reach locations, by offering packages that will deliver download speeds of up to 150 Mbps in select areas.
Viasat is committed to delivering more bandwidth, speeds and data to its residential customers. The Company’s next-generation satellite constellation, ViaSat-3, is expected to be capable of delivering even greater bandwidth capabilities that will result in more speed, data and streaming options. Viasat has received various accolades from consumer outlets including being named the ‘Fastest Satellite Internet Provider’ among U.S. rural internet service providers (ISPs) by CNET and receiving the Best for High Speeds designation by ZDNet.
Viasat’s New Choice home internet plans are available today to millions of new and existing customers in markets including:
· Albany, GA
· Albany, NY
· Altoona, PA
· Anderson, SC
· Appleton, WI
· Asheville, NC
· Atlanta, GA
· Austin, TX
· Bakersfield, CA
· Baltimore, MD
· Baton Rouge, LA
· Battle Creek, MI
· Bend, OR
· Binghamton, NY
· Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa), AL
· Bloomington, IL
· Boston, MA
· Bryan, TX
· Buffalo, NY
· Burlington, VT
· Cape Girardeau, MO
· Champaign & Springfield, IL
· Charleston, SC
· Charleston, WV
· Charlotte, NC
· Chicago, IL
· Chico, CA
· Cincinnati, OH
· Colorado Springs, CO
· Columbia, MO
· Columbia, SC
· Columbus, GA
· Columbus, MS
· Columbus, OH
· Corpus Christi, TX
· Dallas, TX
· Davenport, IA
· Dayton, OH
· Daytona Beach, FL
· Decatur, IL
· Denver, CO
· Eau Claire, WI
· El Centro, CA
· El Dorado, AR
· El Paso, TX
· Elkhart, IN
· Elmira (Corning), NY
· Erie, PA
· Eugene, OR
· Fayetteville, AR
· Florence, SC
· Ft. Smith, AR
· Ft. Wayne, IN
· Ft. Worth, TX
· Gainesville, FL
· Grand Junction, CO
· Grand Rapids, MI
· Green Bay, WI
· Greensboro, NC
· Greenville, MS
· Greenville, SC
· Greenwood, MS
· Hannibal, MO
· Harrisburg, IL
· Harrisburg, PA
· Hartford & New Haven, CT
· Hattiesburg, MS
· High Point, NC
· Holyoke, MA
· Houston, TX
· Huntington, WV
· Hutchinson, KS
· Indianapolis, IN
· Jackson, MS
· Jackson, TN
· Jacksonville, FL
· Jefferson City, MO
· Johnstown, PA
· Joplin, MO
· Kalamazoo, MI
· Kansas City, MO
· Kearney, NE
· Keokuk, IA
· Klamath Falls, OR
· Knoxville, TN
· La Crosse, WI
· Lancaster, PA
· Las Vegas, NV
· Laurel, MS
· Lebanon, PA
· Lexington, KY
· Lima, OH
· Lincoln & Hastings, NE
· Little Rock, AR
· Longview, TX
· Los Angeles, CA
· Louisville, KY
· Marquette, MI
· Medford, OR
· Melbourne, FL
· Memphis, TN
· Meridian, MS
· Mobile, AL
· Modesto, CA
· Moline, IL
· Monroe, LA
· Montgomery (Selma), AL
· Montrose, CO
· Myrtle Beach, SC
· Nashville, TN
· New Bedford, MA
· New Orleans, LA
· Oklahoma City, OK
· Omaha, NE
· Orlando, FL
· Paducah, KY
· Palm Springs, CA
· Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), FL
· Peoria, IL
· Philadelphia, PA
· Pine Bluff, AR
· Pittsburg, KS
· Plattsburgh, NY
· Portland, OR
· Providence, RI
· Pueblo, CO
· Quincy, IL
· Redding, CA
· Reno, NV
· Rhinelander, WI
· Rochester, NY
· Rock Island, IL
· Rogers, AR
· Sacramento, CA
· Salisbury, MD
· San Antonio, TX
· San Diego, CA
· Savannah, GA
· Schenectady, NY
· Scranton, PA
· Seattle, WA
· Shreveport, LA
· Sioux City, IA
· South Bend, IN
· Spartanburg, SC
· Springdale, AR
· Springfield, MA
· Springfield, MO
· St. Louis, MO
· St. Petersburg (Sarasota), FL
· Stockton, CA
· Syracuse, NY
· Tacoma, WA
· Tallahassee, FL
· Tampa, FL
· Temple, TX
· Thomasville, GA
· Toledo, OH
· Topeka, KS
· Tri-Cities, TN-VA
· Troy, NY
· Tulsa, OK
· Tupelo, MS
· Tyler, TX
· Utica, NY
· Victoria, TX
· Waco, TX
· Washington DC (Hagerstown MD)
· Waterfront, NY
· Wausau, WI
· West Point, MS
· Wichita, KS
· Wilkes Barre, PA
· Wilmington, NC
· Winston Salem, NC
· York, PA
· Yuma, AZ
For more information about Viasat’s New Choice home internet plans, please click here.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people’s lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat’s Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements that refer to the expected capabilities and benefits of the ViaSat-3 satellite constellation, including more speed, data and streaming; and the pricing, features, market coverage, availability, speed and benefits of Viasat’s U.S. residential internet service. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of Viasat’s satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; the ability to successfully implement Viasat’s business plan for broadband satellite services on Viasat’s anticipated timeline for all; contractual problems, or other issues with our sales, fulfillment and support partners; product defects, manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues; technologies that do not perform according to expectations; Viasat’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of its satellite platforms; and increased competition and other factors affecting the connectivity sector, generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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