Something similar was posted on HN before [1], seems to be offline though. There’s an archived copy here: [2]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17617675
[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20180726143328/https://telepost....
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17617675
[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20180726143328/https://telepost....
Nevertheless, it is proof that something like that could work, although it would require large infrastructure cost today. Thanks for the links!