Farmers are calling for the National Broadband Network to roll out more fixed wireless services in remote and regional areas, with many fearing they will be limited to satellite internet access.

Outside of fibre cable or access through a phone line, the NBN offers fixed wireless internet to those living within 14 kilometres of a tower and internet via a satellite for those living further away.

Poor internet coverage has plagued regional and remote communities for years, and the NBN has promised to give them access to fast and reliable connections.

"We call it a data drought because we can't access enough data to have the same sort of comparable service that people in urban areas can," Georgie Somerset, who runs a property at Kingaroy in south-east Queensland, said.

The technical and topographical limitations of the fixed wireless technology mean for some farmers and agribusinesses, satellite is the only option.

"The satellite should be there for people as a last resort, who are truly isolated," Ms Somerset said.

"There's about 3 per cent of the Australian population, who are truly isolated and have no other option."

These sentiments were echoed by Anna Shaw, whose family runs a farm west of Orange, in central-western New South Wales.

She can see a tower from her house but is 800 metres outside the NBN's boundary, so she does not qualify for fixed wireless.

"I was thinking, what about the people who live in remote communities?" Ms Shaw said.

"I'm being offered this inferior product.

Fixed Wireless Technology: For homes/businesses within 14km of a tower

For homes/businesses within 14km of a tower Fast speeds (up to 50/20 Mbps)

Fast speeds (up to 50/20 Mbps) Unlimited data

"With our data limitations on the satellite, I probably won't be able to work from home because I won't be able to have the data spare at the end of the month to do that.

"So, we'll be doing the basics of farm business [and] tax."

Federal Regional Communications Minister Fiona Nash said she had received positive feedback about the NBN from people in country areas.

Satellite internet technology: For homes/businesses further than 14km from a tower

For homes/businesses further than 14km from a tower Speeds (up to 25/5Mbps)

Speeds (up to 25/5Mbps) Up to 65GB of data during peak or 90GB during off peak (depending on provider)

"There's been many people who have pointed out to me already how happy they are with the [satellite] service," Ms Nash said.

"They just want a fast, reliable, affordable connection and that is what they're going to get.

"The comparability I believe is very good and the important thing for rural and regional and remote people is that they're now going to get a service where they previously haven't had one."

The first satellite has the capacity to support 240,000 customers.

A second satellite is set to be launched in late 2016.

Ms Somerset says she is worried that even the second satellite may reach capacity sooner than the Federal Government believes because of the limitations of fixed wireless.

"We've got some real reservations about how it will be able to manage the capacity of the number of people who are going to go onto that," she said.

Farmer says NBN offers 'so many possibilities'

South Australian orchardist Tim Arnold is one farmer who is reaping the rewards of the NBN.

He has access to fixed wireless internet because his property is 10 kilometres from a tower.

South Australian orchardist Tim Arnold is one farmer who is reaping the rewards of the NBN. ( ABC News )

"It just makes that run a lot smoother and gives, I suppose, our customers confidence in our ability to manage orders," Mr Arnold said.

"There's so many possibilities with it now.

"It makes the world seem very small."

Ms Nash said it would give farmers and agribusinesses a chance to grow their businesses.

"They're going to be able to expand their capacity, expand their production using this new Sky Muster satellite service," she said.

But farmers like Ms Shaw are not confident the Coalition's NBN will bridge the city-country divide.

"How is agriculture going to cope into the future if we don't have the ability to look up all the information we need, do our business?" Ms Shaw asked.

"Australians enjoy beautiful clean, green food, if they want to continue enjoying that food the farmers need to have the ability to access all the information online and run their businesses effectively."