; and (ii) a 20–Mbps upstream transmission capacity. (2) Equity requirements (A) In general The Secretary may require an entity to provide a cost share in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the amount of the grant (including the grant in a grant and loan combination) under subsection (c) requested in the application of the entity. (B) Waiver The Secretary may waive the cost share requirement under subparagraph (A) for entities or projects described in subsection (c)(4). (3) Technical assistance and training (A) In general The Secretary may provide to eligible entities described in paragraph (1) that are applying for assistance under this section for a project described in subsection (c)(3)(A) technical assistance and training— (i) to prepare reports and surveys necessary to request grants, loans, and grant and loan combinations under this section for broadband deployment; (ii) to improve management, including financial management, relating to the proposed broadband deployment; (iii) to prepare applications for grants, loans, and grant and loan combinations under this section; or (iv) to assist with other areas of need identified by the Secretary. (B) Funding Not less than 3 percent and not more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under subsection (i) to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used for technical assistance and training under this paragraph. (e) Broadband service (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, the minimum acceptable level of broadband service for a rural area shall be at least— (A) a 100–Mbps downstream transmission capacity