5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1... Runty-birds are go: 12,000+ internet-beaming mini-satellites OK'd by USA

FCC signs off on broadband-in-space plans, plus connections to Europe's GPS

America's broadband and telly regulator, the FCC, today approved a vast expansion in satellite networks around Earth.…

via The Register - Data Centre: Networks
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/15/communications_satellites_fcc/