Technology  June 15, 2020

Longmont’s NextLight ranks as fastest Internet in region

LONGMONT — Longmont’s municipal-broadband service, NextLight, led its seven-state region in speed performance and ranks among the fastest in the nation, according to a new ranking by PCMag.

NextLight ranked as faster than other providers in the region that includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, with speeds that were about twice as fast as the nearest competitor, Comcast’s Xfinity. Earlier this year, NextLight ranked no. 3 on PCMag’s list of gaming ISPs in the region, credited for its high speed and low latency.

“It’s been exciting to see NextLight get this sort of national recognition year after year,” NextLight executive director Valerie Dodd said in a prepared statement. “It’s a compliment to the community who made it all possible and who continues to power our growth and success.”

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In 2019, BroadbandNow ranked NextLight in 2019 as one of the most affordable ISPs in the nation. NextLight in 2020 introduced discounted home Internet rates for income-qualified customers and for households that have been financially affected by COVID-19.

PCMag ranks Internet service providers using its PCMag Speed Index. NextLight’s index of 340.6 declined slightly from 344.7 in 2019.

PCMag’s top national rankings included a number of municipal providers such as NextLight, with Cedar Falls Utilities of Cedar Falls, Iowa, ranking No. 1.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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