The FCC (the US federal agency charged with regulating satellites) has approved just direct-to-cell satellites: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-advances-supplemental-coverage-space-framework-0
I ran a simulation of 400 of these satellites as seen from Toronto. From light-polluted downtown Toronto, in the night sky you would be able to see the Moon, Venus, and a bunch of stupidly bright satellites all night long on the summer solstice.
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