Haven't there been plans for satellite mesh networks? I realize that's an absolutely enormous undertaking but it's one of the few ways that makes takedown of the network difficult expensive.

I remember a cryptocurrency project having that (universal/decentralized internet) as a focus but it seemed like a bit of a pipe dream. I think they dropped that but it's still one of the more ambitious and possibly ahead of its time projects - https://crypto.nexus.io/blockchain