CCOB is a Broadband Ready Certified Community

The City and County of Broomfield is a community that has taken steps to encourage broadband infrastructure deployment to connect its residents and on June 3, 2025, was certified as a Broadband Ready Certified Community by the Colorado Broadband Office.

Providing access to high-speed broadband is a community effort that requires planning, coordination, partnership and management at the local, regional and state levels. The State of Colorado Broadband Office in the Governor's Office of Information Technology has established a program to recognize broadband-ready communities that have infrastructure, programs and support to connect residents to highspeed, reliable internet for the betterment of residents and the community's economy.

Since 2017, the City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) team has been focused on the implementation of the Fiber Master Plan that includes plans to create opportunities for reliable, affordable high-speed broadband connectivity that is essential to enticing new industry, sustaining and growing the local economy, and insulating and improving the quality of life for the residents in the community. CCOB's network infrastructure has become the "fourth utility" in critical infrastructure along with water/sewer, power/gas and streets necessary to connect and serve our community.

In order to earn the Broadband Ready Certified Community designation, CCOB has met program criteria that includes:

• Identification of the department (Information Technology) that will serve as lead for broadband efforts and collaborate with other departments in developing policies, guidelines and processes that will ensure smooth implementation of projects.
• Establishment of a plan, capacity and funding sources to ensure long-term sustainability of broadband deployment.
• Engaging in partnerships with local Internet Service Providers (ISP).
• CCOB has Master License agreements with 6 ISPs to install fiber-to-home infrastructure within Broomfield rights-of-way: HyperFiber/Ripple, Intrepid Fiber Networks, Vero Boradband, Metronet, Google Fiber, and LightGig.
• Creating an inventory of infrastructure assets utilizing our GIS platform to assist in determining route feasibility and coordination with other critical asset alignments.

CCOB has proactively taken the necessary steps to become a willing partner that has minimized barriers to broadband infrastructure deployment and recognizes the Broadband Ready Certified Community designation by The State of Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) in the Governor's Office of Information Technology.