Press & Awards
Press Releases
- “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
Media Coverage
- Colorado repealed law limiting municipal internet, making it easier for towns to build their own, May 24, 2023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