FCC wants to impose new cable rules

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. agency wants companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable to lower the prices they charge smaller programmers to lease access on spare cable channels.

The Federal Communications Commission has argued its proposed regulation would expose viewers to a broader spectrum of programming, The Washington Post reported Monday.

The agency is also considering a measure that would prevent one cable company from retaining more than 30 percent of all cable subscribers, the newspaper said.