We are assigning a 'B' corporate credit rating to ViaSat with a stable outlook. The company's liquidity through early 2011 is modest, given the substantial capital requirements associated with its launch of satellite ViaSat 1 and the acquisition of satellite based consumer broadband provider WildBlue Holding Inc. The stable outlook reflects that near-term funding is adequate for the rating, but it does not have significant cushion for operational missteps. On Oct. 14, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'B' corporate credit rating to Carlsbad, Calif.-based communications networking systems provider ViaSat Inc. The outlook is stable. At the same time, we assigned a 'B' to the company's proposed $250 million of unsecured notes due 2016, with a '3' recovery
