; (B) with an upload speed of at least 25 megabits per second but less than 100 megabits per second; and (C) with latency that is sufficiently low to allow multiple, simultaneous, real-time, interactive applications. (5) Area with mid-tier service The term area with mid-tier service means an area where at least 90 percent of the population has access to broadband service offered— (A) with a download speed of at least 100 megabits per second but less than 1 gigabit per second; (B) with an upload speed of at least 100 megabits per second but less than 1 gigabit per second; and (C) with latency that is sufficiently low to allow multiple, simultaneous, real-time, interactive applications. (6) Assistant secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (7) Broadband service The term broadband service — (A) means broadband internet access service that is a mass-market retail service, or a service provided to an anchor institution, by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service; (B) includes any service that is a functional equivalent of the service described in subparagraph (A)