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Viasat, Inc

Company · Technology & digital · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Viasat, Inc appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€1.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Viasat is the 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, we’re a global team of fearless innovators finding better ways to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world.”

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“We’re 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. Viasat is a growing, global company operating across 45+ offices - all with a focus to bring really great service to all. We have a history of delivering results built on bold promises - to our customers, partners, and shareholders. In May 2023, Viasat acquired Inmarsat Global Ltd. (previously registered under ID#278791537169-91).”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe229%
Socialists & Democrats229%
European Conservatives & Reformists114%
European People's Party114%
Renew Europe114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
3
2025
2
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D
András Gyürk
1 meeting · PfE
Paulius Saudargas
1 meeting · EPP
Mélanie Disdier
1 meeting · PfE
Michał Kobosko
1 meeting · Renew

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Oct 2026Mélanie DisdierMobile Satellite Services
26 Aug 2026Michał KoboskoMSS decision
13 Nov 2025András GyürkParliamentary Hearing on the European Space Act
13 Nov 2025Elena DonazzanParliamentary Hearing on the European Space Act
25 Sep 2024Eero HeinäluomaCurrent Affairs
24 Sep 2024Jens GeierExchange on Space Policy in the upcoming legislative term
23 Sep 2024Paulius SaudargasEU space

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