Press & Awards
Recognition and media coverage for Longmont’s community-owned fiber network
Awards & Recognition
2026 Winner: Readers’ Choice for Overall ISP and many more.
NextLight’s No. 1 satisfaction rating pushed it past Google’s GFiber, SpaceX’s Starlink and other major U.S. internet providers. The Longmont fiber internet service also won Best Municipal ISP, Most Highly Recommended ISP and Best Value (based on price satisfaction). In addition, the magazine’s related Business Choice Awards recognized NextLight as the Best Overall ISP for Home Offices.
Press Releases & Media Coverage
- “NextLight dominates PC Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards” June 1, 2026
- “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
- “How NextLight Became the #1 Internet Service Provider in the Country – Episode 12 of Unbuffered” June 9, 2026
- “NextLight Wins Overall Readers’ Choice for ISPs For 2026” June 2, 2026
- “Longmont’s NextLight named nation’s top internet provider” June 2, 2026
- “The Best and Worst North American ISPs For Work, Ranked by IT Pros” May 28, 2026
- “Readers’ Choice 2026: The Best and Worst ISPs, ranked by you” May 26, 2026
- “Municipal broadband leaves big ISPs in the dust, report finds” March 30, 2026
- “Small towns, big speeds: how some municipal broadband providers outperform their ISP peers” March 16, 2026
- “Longmont’s NextLight launches redesigned website” March 6, 2026
- “Longmont’s municipal fiber-optic internet keeps beating big ISPs – and it’s not an accident” Jan. 19, 2026
- “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