What is the best internet provider in Albuquerque?

Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico. As the area continues to grow, new residents are likely curious about their broadband options. Thankfully, there are plenty of broadband providers to choose from.

Overall,Quantum Fiber is the best internet service provider in Albuquerque, according to our research. It offers easy setup and symmetrical speeds. Providers like T-Mobile and Xfinity also service the area, offering high-speed internet.

If you're looking for the cheapest and fastest plans in Albuquerque, we've got you covered. Xfinity offers the cheapest internet in the area, at $20 for speeds of up to 150 megabits per second. If you're in search of the fastest home internet service, consider Xfinity's 1.2-gigabit plan. Priced at $85 a month, the plan includes the necessary equipment to keep you up and running smoothly.

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Cheap internet options in the Albuquerque metro area

The average starting price for internet service in Albuquerque is approximately $55 a month, but most households can access cheap service through Xfinity, costing only $20 a month.

If you're looking for a free connection in Albuquerque, the city itself offers the Wi-Fi in Neighborhoods program to help people access the internet at public city facilities.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

How to find internet deals and promotions in Albuquerque

The best internet deals and top promotions in Albuquerque depend on what discounts are available during a given time. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers.

Albuquerque internet providers, such as Xfinity, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many, including Quantum Fiber and Verizon, run the same standard pricing year-round.

For a more extensive list of promos, check out our guide on the best internet deals.

How fast is Albuquerque broadband?

Albuquerque currently ranks 92nd for internet speeds in a list of the top 100 cities listed by Ookla. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) The city had a median download speed of approximately 180 megabits per second, ahead of the 126Mbps download speeds for New Mexico's broadband. Ookla ranks Xfinity's speed as the fastest in the city, at nearly 239Mbps median download speeds. You do have a few options in Albuquerque to access much faster speeds, with some plans going up to just over 1 Gig.

The fastest internet provider in Albuquerque is Xfinity, providing most households with download speeds up to 1.2 gigabits. Other ISPs, such as Quantum Fiber and Verizon, offer gigabit plans in the area as well.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

What’s a good internet speed?

Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you're looking for an internet plan that can accommodate videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you'll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here's an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for various applications, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Note that these are only guidelines and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.

For more information, refer to our guide on how much internet speed you really need.

How CNET chose the best internet providers in Albuquerque

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen tool, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. What’s our approach? We start by researching the pricing, availability and speed information, drawing on our own historical ISP data, the provider sites and mapping information from FCC.gov.

It doesn’t end there: We use the FCC’s website to check our data and ensure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power, to evaluate how happy customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate as of publication.

Once we have this localized information, we ask three main questions:

While the answers to those questions are often layered and complex, the providers that come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, although we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports.

To explore our process in more depth, visit our how we test ISPs page.

What’s the final word on internet providers in Albuquerque?

Although Albuquerque residents don't have access to multi-gigabit plans, an impressive 19% have access to a 1-gigabit speed tier. To put that in perspective, 14% of New York residents have access to gigabit speeds, and, according to the FCC, fewer than 1% of Phoenix citizens can sign up for those kinds of speeds. So, with Comcast's Xfinity internet service available to just over 99% of people in Albuquerque, that cable internet provider will almost surely be your lifeline to the World Wide Web.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states.

The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S.

“It’s a national record-setting case and it’s righteous because I don’t think there’s any place for licensed professionals to be defrauding patients for money. That is a very egregious breach of their fiduciary duty,” said Lori Bencoe, one of the lawyers who represented the plaintiff. “That’s breach of trust and anytime someone is wearing a white coat, they shouldn’t be allowed to do that.”

The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that centered on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man’s attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants.

According to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with “invasive erectile dysfunction shots” that caused irreversible damage.

Nick Rowley, another attorney who was part of the plaintiff’s team, said the out-of-state medical corporation set up a “fraudulent scheme to make millions off of conning old men.” He provided some details in a social media post, saying clinic workers told patients they would have irreversible damage if they didn’t agree to injections three times a week.

NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement sent Wednesday to The Associated Press that the company’s focus is on continuing to deliver responsible patient care while maintaining strict safety and compliance standards at all of its facilities.

“While we respect the judicial process, due to ongoing legal proceedings, we cannot comment on specific details of the case at this time,” he said.

NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

According to court records, jurors found that fraudulent and negligent conduct by the defendants resulted in damages to the plaintiff. They also found that unconscionable conduct by the defendants violated the Unfair Practices Act.

On November 14 – Sandia Ranger District

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – November 12, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed (Rx) fire Thursday November 14^th on 34 acres of piles within the previously announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Rx Fire Plan.

Fire managers are taking advantage of recent precipitation, snow covered ground, cooler temperatures, and relative humidity recoveries that creates suitable conditions for burning piled slash and woody debris from earlier forest restoration work.

The Sulphur Rx fire piles burn area is in the Sandia east mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and south of NM-536. See map attached. Visitors may be impacted by the Sulphur Canyon and Cienega Canyon trail systems. Smoke may be visible in the surrounding areas of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Edgewood and Moriarty, NM.

Ignition will depend upon agency administrator approval and conditions within the ranges outlined in the prescribed burn plan. Each prescribed fire is designed to accomplish specific objectives and is managed with firefighter and public safety as the highest priority. Fire managers use prescribed fire to improve forest health, remove hazardous fuels, increase firefighter safety, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect communities and watersheds.

The Cibola NF & NGs manages all prescribed fires in compliance with New Mexico state air quality and smoke management regulations. However, smoke may settle into drainages and lower elevations at night but is expected to dissipate as daytime temperatures increase. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the www.airnow.gov/. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) website.

Implementation announcements and updates on prescribed fire projects will be posted on New Mexico Fire Information and on the Cibola NF & NGs website, Cibola Facebook and Cibola Twitter sites.

For more information on the Sulphur Canyon prescribed fire piles, contact the Sandia Ranger District Office: 505-281-3304 or Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Supervisor’s Office: 505-346-3900.

Starting as early as November 13 – Sulphur Prescribed Fire Piles

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – November 8, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed fire as early as November 13th on 34 acres of piles within the previously announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Rx Fire Plan.

Fire managers are taking advantage of recent precipitation, snow covered ground, cooler temperatures, and relative humidity recoveries that creates suitable conditions for burning piled slash and woody debris from earlier forest restoration work.

The Sulphur pile burn area is in the Sandia east mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and south of NM-536. See map attached. Smoke may be visible in the surrounding areas of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Edgewood and Moriarty, NM.

Ignition will depend upon agency administrator approval and conditions within the ranges outlined in the prescribed burn plan. Each prescribed fire is designed to accomplish specific objectives and is managed with firefighter and public safety as the highest priority. Fire managers use prescribed fire to improve forest health, remove hazardous fuels, increase firefighter safety, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect communities and watersheds.

The Cibola NF & NGs manages all prescribed fires in compliance with New Mexico state air quality and smoke management regulations. However, smoke may settle into drainages and lower elevations at night but is expected to dissipate as daytime temperatures increase. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the www.airnow.gov/. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) website.

Implementation announcements and updates on prescribed fire projects will be posted on New Mexico Fire Information and on the Cibola NF & NGs website, Cibola Facebook and Cibola Twitter sites.

For more information on the Sulphur Canyon prescribed fire piles, contact the Sandia Ranger District Office: 505-281-3304 or Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Supervisor’s Office: 505-346-3900.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

Legacy Church and Steelbridge Ministries are among the parties sued in a civil lawsuit, alleging a former counselor sexually abused a patient during their court-ordered drug treatment.

The lawsuit alleges former executive director of Steelbridge, Travis Clark, is accused of allegedly coercing his patient into regular sexual contact between December 2020 and April 2024.

"We want to hold both this individual accountable and the institution that empowered him to be able to take advantage of the women who were in a very vulnerable place in their life when they were in this rehabilitation program," Shayne Huffman, the attorney representing Jane Doe, said.

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The civil lawsuit filed Monday stated during her substance abuse counseling, Clark was offering her an expedited release from custody if she agreed to his sexual demands.

"If somebody in counseling of any type is to engage in a sexual relationship with someone that is providing counseling, it is illegal under New Mexico law," Huffman said.

According to the lawsuit, Clark was allowed to resign his position after these allegations were brought to the attention of the organization's Board of Directors in the summer of 2021. The board chair is Legacy Church Pastor Steve Smothermon, whose church is also being sued. "We understand that Steel Bridge is essentially operated by Legacy," Huffman said.

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Huffman also highlighted similar allegations against Clark before he was hired at Steelbridge in 2019.

After Clark's resignation from Steelbridge, the lawsuit said Clark was hired at Crossroads for Women, another treatment center in Albuquerque. KOAT found court documents showing a former employee of Crossroads filed a restraining order against Clark this year due to him allegedly sexually abusing her while they both were employed at Crossroads.

In a statement to KOAT, attorneys for Legacy Church and Steelbridge Ministries states, "both the Lawsuit and the Press Release are riddled with spurious allegations that constitute false statements of fact made to third parties that wrongfully damage the reputation of the Ministries."

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