Farmers Need Better Mobile Broadband, Deere Tells Rosenworcel Aide

Deere representatives told an aide to acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel that there's a need for more broadband on farms. “Many areas of active agricultural operations do not have reliable access to high-speed mobile broadband that is necessary to support working farms and high precision agriculture technologies,” said a Monday posting in docket 10-90. The reps noted the importance of protecting GPS from interference. Deere began exhibiting at CES two years ago (see 1901090024).