ARA Among Ag Groups Now Supporting the Keep GPS Working Coalition
Leading agriculture organizations representing farmers and interests across all 50 states have announced their support for the Keep GPS Working Coalition. The coalition was launched in June to protect GPS users from harmful interference resulting from the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to permit Ligado Networks to operate a terrestrial wireless network in the band adjacent to GPS.
New coalition members include the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), American Soybean Association (ASA), Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Cotton Council of America (National Cotton Council), and USA Rice Federation (USA Rice).
The Federal Communications Commission’s highly unusual order puts dozens of industries reliant on GPS at risk while granting a single company and its Wall Street investors a financial windfall at the expense of farmers, businesses, and consumers. In addition, Department of Defense officials have testified before Congress that GPS interference from the Ligado network would put troops and missions at risk.
As part of the Keep GPS Working Coalition, the new members from the agriculture sector join the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association and Boat Owners Association of The United States in urging the reversal of the FCC’s Ligado order.
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