An advisory board that includes former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and former Reps. George Nethercutt (R-Wash.) and Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas) will lead the initiative. The group said it would partner with LightSquared to work with small cities, rural communities and other parties to make sure device filters and other approaches are developed that will resolve any GPS issues related to precision agriculture and other areas.

   “There is an overwhelming need for reliable wireless broadband for public safety, education, healthcare and economic development in rural America. We can have a robust, accurate GPS network and also create a substantial new resource for rural America in the form of a wireless network that reaches areas that still don’t have broadband access,” Dorgan said in a statement.