AT&T (News - Alert) has launched U-verse "Max Turbo," which offers broadband speeds of up to 24 Mbps downstream and up to 3 Mbps upstream, for residential and small business customers in the Austin, San Antonio and St. Louis markets.

 

Max Turbo is the fastest Internet package available from AT&T, and will be introduced in other U-verse markets over time. The move is part of a continuous evolution of access speeds in the U.S. market. U.S. residential broadband speeds increased 47 percent between 2008 and 2009, for example, according to In-Stat (News - Alert) data.

 

Max Turbo is available to residential customers for $65 a month, under current promotional offers, as part of a bundle with AT&T U-verse TV.

 

Professional standard installation is included for new U-verse TV customers, and current U-verse Internet customers can upgrade their package at any time without additional installation costs or appointments.

 

New residential U-verse customers who bundle U-verse TV (U200 or higher), U-verse Internet (Pro or higher) with Wireless 450 (or higher) or U-verse Voice Unlimited will receive $200 back, according to AT&T.

 

AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Max Turbo is available to eligible small business customers for $95 a month.

 

The carrier also announced it has reached two million U-verse TV subscribers, adding one million new subscribers over the last year.