Press & Awards
Recognition and media coverage for Longmont’s community-owned fiber network
Awards & Recognition
PC Mag Readers’ Choice 2025 Winner: Municipal ISP
Going local makes for happy customers—broadband that originates within a community earns goodwill and brand loyalty that few corporations ever earn. Nowhere is this more evident in our survey than with Nextlight, the utility-run ISP in a suburb of Denver. It’s on equal footing with GFiber for reliability and ease, and ahead of it for value. Other ISPs wish they could measure up.
Press Releases & Media Coverage
- “NextLight, Pulse top leaderboard for best gaming ISP” Jan. 7, 2026
- “One year later, non-profits taking advantage of new NextLight discount” Nov. 17, 2025
- “NextLight and Pulse soar to top of national ‘Best ISP’ rankings” June 30, 2025
- “NextLight tops PC Mag Reader’s Choice Awards as Best Municipal ISP” June 6, 2025
- “One year later, NextLight assistance program still going strong” April 21, 2025
- “NextLight now serving 28,000 customer” Feb. 7, 2025
- “Non-profits eligible for new NextLight discount” Nov. 1, 2024
- “NextLight celebrates 10th birthday” Oct. 1, 2024
- “NextLight’s discount enrollment grows after end of federal benefit” June 17, 2024
- “NextLight offering $25/month discount after federal broadband aid ends” April 19, 2024
- “NextLight expands north of Colo. 66, connects new customers” March 18, 2024
- “NextLight shares big-name stage in “Best Tech Brands” ranking” February 1, 2024
- “Calix enables communication of critical network information when and where BSP teams need it” Aug. 17, 2023
- “NextLight cleans up at PC Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards” May 19, 2023
- Colorado removes municipal broadband barrier; NextLight thanks Legislature, Gov. Polis, May 3, 2023
- NextLight scores no. 1 as nation’s best gaming ISP, Dec. 20, 2022
- NextLight makes fast even faster with new speeds up to 10 gig, Sept. 1, 2022
- “NextLight speed ranks no. 2 in nation,” June 21, 2022
- “ ‘Viewpoint’ to air NextLight mini-documentary in May,” April 29, 2022
- “PC Magazine names Longmont among best work-from-home cities,” March 7, 2022
- “NextLight announces new TV Solutions offering,” Aug. 9, 2021
- “PC Mag: NextLight speeds are third-fastest in US,” June 17, 2021
- “NextLight debuts new website,” March 26, 2021
- “NextLight accelerates entry-level home speed to 100 Mbps,” Dec. 21, 2020
- Longmont names Dodd to lead NextLight internet service, Aug. 9, 2019
- NextLight blazes in PC Magazine speed list, June 27, 2019
- NextLight wins affordability awards from Broadband Now, April 26, 2019
- “NextLight, Pulse named top gaming ISPs for 2026” Jan. 8, 2026
- “What’s it like living in Longmont, Colorado?” Dec. 29, 2025
- “The best gaming ISPs for 2026” Dec. 27, 2025
- “Longmont non-profits save on internet costs with NextLight discount” Nov. 21, 2025
- “How state laws have changed in five years and impacted local decision-making” Oct. 7, 2025
- “City’s first-ever esports tourney brings the ‘Brawlhalla’ battle to LevelUp Longmont” Sept. 2, 2025
- “Loveland’s Pulse, Longmont’s NextLight ranked 1st, 3rd in nation” July 10, 2025
- “Web surfing USA: The best ISPs in the US for 2025” June 24, 2025
- “Business Choice 2025: The top ISPs for work in North America” May 30, 2025
- “Reader’s Choice 2025: You choose the top ISPs in North America” May 30, 2025
- “Longmont NextLight’s affordability program picks up federal slack for low-income locals” May 21, 2025
- “NextLight leveraging Calix SmartBiz enabling rapid SME innovation” May 18, 2025
- “Longmont’s NextLight expands discounted internet access as federal program ends” April 24, 2025
- “NextLight: ACP replacement service up 14% in first year” April 23, 2025
- “Longmont Colorado’s NextLight network hits 28,000 subscriber milestone” March 7, 2025
- “Longmont’s NextLight now supplies more than 28,000 customers” Feb. 18, 2025
- “NextLight simplifies management of high-speed network with Smartoptics” Jan. 30, 2025
- The Divide: How NextLight helped ignite municipal broadband in Colorado (podcast), Oct. 21, 2024
- NextLight to celebrate 10th birthday with party, deals, Oct. 19, 2024
- NextLight adds ‘at a glance’ comparison label, Oct. 11, 2024
- NextLight celebrates 10 years, Oct. 2, 2024
- Questex’s Broadband Nation Expo Announces the Broadband Nation Awards Finalists, Aug 28, 2024
- Small town, big city – Boulder gets the attention but is Longmont better? Aug. 26, 2024
- Tech-rich BoCo City sees healthy growth, July 18, 2024
- ISP Reports unveils comprehensive ranking of ‘Cities With the Fastest Internet’, July 16, 2024
- Longmont’s first-ever Fourth of July street party generates ‘great feedback’ July 10, 2024
- What’s Working … Federal internet subsidy ended, but Longmont has its own, June 22 2024
- Three more broadband providers announce ACP alternatives, June 21, 2024
- New income-qualified offer to replace federal internet program for Longmont, April 22, 2024
- Rising tide of municipal broadband networks, April 21, 2024
- NextLight to offer discount to local income-qualified customers, April 19, 2024
- NextLight in Longmont Colorado expands beyond city borders, April 3, 2024
- The question of internet affordability beyond ACP (podcast), March 26, 2024
- NextLight expands beyond Longmont’s borders, March 19, 2024
- NextLight to expand beyond Longmont city limits, March 18, 2024
- Through recent broadband changes, NextLight remains ahead, March 18, 2024
- How to build a public broadband network, March 6, 2024
- NextLight recognized among ‘Best Tech Brands for 2024’ February 5, 2024
- NextLight among list of ‘Best Tech Brands’ that includes Microsoft, February 5, 2024
- Yep, ISPs are charging more for the same service, Sept. 25, 2023
- Longmont’s NextLight wins top spot in PC Magazine Readers’ Choice Award, June 6, 2023
- Looking for ISP satisfaction? Life is finer with fiber, June 6, 2023
- Community-owned broadband network again tops list of most popular ISPs, May 31, 2023
- Colorado repealed law limiting municipal internet, making it easier for towns to build their own, May 24, 2023
- Readers’ Choice 2023: The top ISPs in North America, May 17, 2023
- Business Choice 2023: The top ISPs in North America, May 17, 2023
- “Connect This!” speaks with NextLight broadband (podcast), May 12, 2023
- NextLight applauds removal of municipal broadband restrictions, May 5, 2023
- NextLight uses LTE private wireless to connect low-income students, March 30, 2023
- Colorado muni fiber operator unlocks smart city options with private wireless, March 30, 2023
- 121 Colorado communities have opted out of anti-muni-broadband preemption law, Jan. 12, 2023
- The best gaming ISPs for 2023, Dec. 19, 2022
- Connexion and NextLight: Future-proofing our communities with accessible and affordable high-speed internet, Oct. 16, 2022
- How local government can support the Affordable Connectivity Program, Sept. 23, 2022
- Longmont’s NextLight makes faster speeds available to homes, Sept. 1, 2022
- Longmont’s NextLight launches 10-gigabit service option, Sept. 1, 2022
- NextLight ups the speed limit on internet service, Aug. 31, 2022
- Longmont’s NextLight internet service surpasses 25,000 customer milestone, Aug. 30, 2022
- NextLight reaches 25,000 customer milestone, Aug. 23, 2022
- “All The Fastest U.S. ISPs Are, Once Again, Small, Independent Competitors Or Local Governments,” July 5, 2022
- “PCMag Fastest ISPs 2022: Municipal Broadband and Local ISPs Outperform Major ISPs Once Again,” June 28, 2022
- “NextLight shines as internet provider, PC Magazine says,” June 23, 2022
- “Longmont’s NextLight ranks second in nation for speed,” June 22, 2022
- “Longmont’s NextLight ranked second-fastest internet service provider by PC Magazine,” June 22, 2022
- “The Fastest ISPs of 2022,” June 17, 2022
- “How some low-income Colorado households are getting gigabit internet service,” May 25, 2022
- “Longmont’s NextLight broadband service earns city a ranking among best places to work from home,” March 8, 2022
- “Community broadband dominates list of fastest US ISPs,” July 8, 2021
- “Longmont’s NextLight among nation’s fastest internet providers for 4th year,” June 17, 2021
- “The Fastest ISPs of 2021,” June 17, 2021
- “Longmont’s NextLight offers bigger discount on internet after new law goes into effect,” May 12, 2021
- “Longmont’s income-qualified NextLight customers eligible for service discount,” May 12, 2021
- “Millions of students got free home internet for remote learning. How long will it last?” March 10, 2021
- “SVVSD receives $1.3 million grant to partner with NextLight on low-income student internet access,” Feb. 4, 2021
- “Longmont expands NextLight broadband connection program for low-income households with schoolchildren,” Aug. 20, 2020
- “Longmont’s NextLight ranks as fastest internet in region,” June 15, 2020
- “The Fastest ISPs of 2020,” June 12, 2020
- “Five years in, Longmont’s NextLight stands as national model,” Nov. 1, 2019
- NextLight state of the business,” Oct. 25, 2019
- “NextLight tops speed rankings in seven-state region,” July 1, 2019
- “NextLight receives new praise from PC Magazine,” June 29, 2019
- “NextLight wins affordability awards from BroadBandNow,” May 11, 2019
- “NextLight-Longmont wins 2019 Cornerstone award for excellence!” April 20, 2019
- “Sharing the NextLight’ Bridging the Digital Divide in Longmont, January 18, 2019
- The Best Gaming ISPs of 2019, January 15, 2019
- Aurora voters pave way for municipal broadband service, November 8, 2018
- More Than Half of Longmonters Choose NextLight Fiber. Because NextLight Fiber, November 5, 2018
- Morning Brief: NextLight Video Contest, October 25, 2018
- Longmont utility holding video competition for NextLight internet customers, October 19, 2018
- Centennial just because Colorado’s largest city to launch an alternative broadband service September 13, 2018
- Longmont Startup Week focuses on inclusivity, connectivity, July 16, 2018
- Longmont Startup Week 2018, July 5, 2018
- Longmont named an ‘All-America City’, June 25, 2018
- Longmont Wins All-American City Award for the Second Time, June 24, 2018
- Longmont wins All-America City designation, June 24, 2018
- Longmont’s NextLight Receives “Top Spot” Ranking by PC Magazine, June 23, 2018
- Longmont, CO municipal internet has nation’s fastest service, June 22, 2018
- City-Owned ISP Capture Title of Fastest in the Nation, June 21, 2018
- The best home internet provider in the US is run by local government, June 20, 2018
- Longmont’s NextLight Ranked as Fastest ISP in America, June 20, 2018