http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/03/29/spacex-gains-official-approval-to-launch-high-speed-satellite-internet-service/

SpaceX has received official permission from the U.S. government to launch a fleet of satellites designed to beam high-speed Internet signals down to Earth.

The decision marks a major milestone for chief executive Elon Musk as he pursues a dream of putting 12,000 small satellites into low Earth orbit, connecting rural and developing parts of the world to the Internet.