Press & Awards

Press Releases

• 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
• “Sharing the NextLight” invites community to help low-income children, January 18, 2019
• LPC pushes “play” on NextLight video contest, October 19, 2018
• Longmont’s Roiniotis to Retire From LPC After 19 years, September 4, 2018
• PC Magazine ranks NextLight fastest ISP in U.S. June 18, 2018
• NextLight powers up Art in Public Places with $526,000+ April 26, 2018
• NextLight celebrates New Year with new savings January 1, 2018
• NextLight wins national honors from NATOA July 18, 2017
• Longmont now Colorado’s first “Gig City” July 5, 2017
• St. Vrain schools connect to NextLight…again June 30, 2017
• PC Magazine: Longmont leads nation in internet speed June 7, 2017
• Layer3 TV Brings “The Best Experience In Cable” To Colorado March 10, 2016

Media Coverage

• “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
• Longmont practices presentation for All-America City bid, June 20, 2018
• PC Magazine ranks NextLight fastest ISP in U.S., June 19, 2018
• PC Magazine rates Longmont’s NextLight fastest ISP in the nation, June 18, 2018
• The Fastest ISPs of 2018, June 18, 2018
• City of Longmont, Colorado: NextLight^TM Powers Up in Art In Public Places with $526,000+, April 30, 2018
• Colorado’s Rural Broadband Push May Foreshadow A National Trend, April 4, 2018
• The Broadband Boost Small-Town America Needs, March 27, 2018
• Longmont’s NextLight issues net-neutrality policy, February 11, 2018
• T-Mobile Closes Layer3 TV Acquisition, January 23, 2018
• KGNU Connections on Community Broadband and Power, January 5, 2018
• Colorado Connected, now with Nextlight, December 18, 2017
• Municipal broadband – what Longmont did right December 17, 2017
• Front Range firms support open Internet despite FCC’s repeal, December 14, 2017
• T-Mobile snaps up Denver’s Layer3 TV to lunch new service, December 13, 2017
• In Colorado, do more votes for municipal broadband networks mean instant internet access? December 1, 2017
• Fort Collins Looks to Longmont for Broadband Lessons, October 12, 2017
• KGNU Connections on Public Broadband, September 15, 2017
• Broadband Vote will Define Expectations, August 4, 2017
• Why Entrepreneurs Moved to Longmont, July 28, 2017
• A People-owned Internet Exists July 26, 2017
• Longmont’s Success Leads to Dozens of Followers, July 24, 2017
• Longmont’s NextLight Internet Service Wins National Award, July 18, 2017
• Longmont is the First in Colorado to Get City-wide Symmetrical Gigabit Internet, July 13, 2017
• Mayor Dennis Coombs Proclaims: Longmont is a ‘Gig City’, July 11, 2017
• Longmont is Colorado’s First Gig City, July 6, 2017
• Longmont Declares Itself ‘Gig City’, July 5, 2017
• Imagining More from Broadband, July 3, 2017
• NextLight Privacy Policies And Supporting Municipal Internet Infrastructure, July 3, 2017
• Longmont named fastest city in PC Magazine, June 7, 2017
• NextLight’s take rate is 51 percent May 9, 2017
• How Will Congressional Votes on Internet Privacy Affect Longmont Residents, March 29, 2017
• Layer3 Signs Deal with Colorado Utility March 14, 2017
• IP Video Provider Partners with Muni Broadband Provider March 13, 2017
• Layer3 Connects with Colorado Municipality March 13, 2017
• Broadband in Boulder, February 20, 2017
• Building Smarter Cities, February 15, 2017
• Netflix, YouTube and Longmont’s NextLight are working together, October 7, 2016
• Longmont council give first OK to $7M NextLight budget boost, September 13, 2016
• Longmont power to ask for $7M budget boost for NextLight project, September 9, 2016
• PC magazine ranks Longmont third nationally for internet speeds, September 1, 2016
• Longmont Power & Communications changes Social Security number policy, August 21, 2016
• Longmont works to become Colorado’s first gig city, August 17, 2016
• Google to test new wireless broadband network in Boulder, August 17, 2016
• REAL Infrastructure, a section in REAL Longmont Publication, June 17, 2016
• Johnnie St. Vrain: Megabits of NextLight questions, June 5, 2016
• Longmont Power & Communications: beware of NextLight scams, May 23, 2016
• NextLight for sale? That’s just a rumor, May 22, 2016
• Hold off on pulling utility markers, April 26, 2016
• Both payoffs, perils loom for Colorado for Colorado community Internet, March 7, 2016
• Longmont Power & Communications Warns on Ad, February 26, 2016
• Fiber all the way: LPC says majority of NextLight construction to be done in 2016, February 13, 2016
• Where in America Caa you Get Gigabit Internet (Right Now)?, December 17, 2015
• Denver Post: Trying to lift limits on municipal broadband, November 1, 2015
• Muninetworks:Broadband Tricks and Treats, NextLight reviews, October 29, 2015
• FCC may consider more than speed when judging US internet, August 6, 2015
• KUNC: Longmont’s Gigabit Internet is its Future, June 10, 2015
• Times Call: NextLight is the FASTEST Internet service in the U.S, May 11, 2015
• Broadband Success, June 2015
• NextLight accelerates network construction and deployment, March 25, 2015
• CCTV: Longmont leads the way to high-speed internet, February 11, 2015
• The Hill: FCC intends ‘clear message’ by overriding state broadband laws, February 9, 2015
• Times Call: Longmont Power & Communications working to speed up installs, February 7, 2015
• PC Magazine: FCC moves to kill state laws that ban City-owned broadband, February 2, 2015
• Washington Post: FCC sets new, faster definition for broadband, January 29, 2015
• Times Call: Residents eagerly greet first NextLight installs, November 22, 2014
• USA TODAY report on the launch of the fiber network in Longmont, November 20, 2014
• LPC announces NextLight, Longmont’s only 100% fiber-optic network, October 21, 2014
• GLDS signs City of Longmont for billing and customer management provisioning, September 23, 2014
• Longmont fiber network construction to begin, July 29, 2014
• TCS picked to to build Longmont fiber rollout, July 14, 2014
• Bid to build fiber rollout open June 16, June 8, 2014
• Fort Collins eyes starting own speedy ‘Net service, March 7, 2014
• Longmont Fiber: While construction’s still months away, things are busy behind the scenes, March 3, 2014
• Community Broadband Networks: Longmont Prepares to vote for broadband funding, October 29, 2013
• Times Call: Longmont wins Community Broadband Fiber Network of the Year, September 6, 2013
• Community Broadband Networks: Longmont City Council approves fiber network, May 20, 2013
• Times Call – Kindlespire: Action-10 News, live from Longmont, May 18, 2013
• Boulder County Business Report – Longmont gears up for broadband project, May 15, 2013
• Times Call -Fiber network to proceed, May 15, 2013
• Times Call -About 20 businesses turn out to hear Longmont Power’s Pitch for fiber access, May 10, 2013
• Times Call – Longmont fiber plan projects three years to total coverage, May 10, 2013
• Times Call – Longmont’s fiber optic network is already attracting customers, May 4, 2013
• Times Call – Longmont will review business plan for fiber-optic service this spring, February 7, 2013
• Times-Call – Johnnie St. Vrain: Wi-Fi available at some parks, August 2012
• Community Broadband Network – Community Broadband Bits 10 – Vince Jordan from Longmont Colorado, August 2012
• FierceTelecom – Why bother with fiber? Here’s a few reasons, August 2012
• Cleveland.com – NE Ohio’s broadband network key to region’s economic growth, August 2012
• StarTribune.com – Broadband battle hits rural areas, August 2012
• The Rocky Mountain Collegian – Longmont, Colorado provides citizens with internet, July 2012
• WebProNews/Life – Colorado City Takes The Internet Into Their Own Hands, July 2012
• Times-Call – Some Longmont residents could see fiber by fall, July 2012
• Times-Call – About one-third of Longmont businesses within 500 feet of city’s fiber-optic lines, July 2012 (PDF)
• Boulder County Business Report – Longmont rolls out free Wi-Fi in parks, July 2012 (PDF)
• Longmont Weekly – City to discuss fiber-optic options with residents, June 2012  (PDF)
• Times-Call – Longmont gets in the loop, June 2012  (PDF)