ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Suddenlink has announced the launch of new high-speed Internet service with a download speed up to 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) and an upload speed up to 7.5 Mbps in the St. Joseph area.

The company said it’s now the fastest residential Internet service offered in the area.

Suddenlink also announced that Internet speeds for its existing customers have been increased at no additional charge. Customers with 15 and 30 Mbps services are being upgraded to 50 Mbps, while those with 50 Mbps services are being upgraded to 75 Mbps. Customers are being notified directly about the new speeds.

Suddenlink’s standard Internet service offerings in the St. Joseph area will now have download speeds up to 50, 75, 100 and 150 Mbps. (Customers who currently subscribe to 107 Mbps service will continue to be provisioned for that speed.)

Introducing faster Internet speeds is an early step in a new program announced in August 2014 that will progressively boost Internet speeds and eventually make a 1 Gigabit per second service available. The three-year program includes an investment of almost a quarter-billion dollars, above and beyond other capital improvements.

In addition, while Suddenlink already offers its business customers a range of custom services capable of multi-Gigabit speeds, the company also plans to enhance its standard commercial services through this project.

Suddenlink will communicate additional details to customers in the area as the investments continue and again when the 1 Gigabit service is available.

More information about local Suddenlink high-speed Internet services is available at Suddenlink.com, by visiting Suddenlink’s customer care office at 102 N. Woodbine in St. Joseph, or by calling toll-free 1-888-822-5151.