Your Money: Weighing the Need for a Landline in a Cellphone World

Questions to consider include the state of wireless 911 service, what happens when the power goes out and consumer protections.

    

F.C.C. Chairman Calls for Transforming the Technology Used by Phone Systems

The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Tom Wheeler, said the agency would move the nation’s century-old network of circuits, switches and wires toward an Internet-based system.

    



Advertising: Courting Thrifty Consumers With Value and Quality Brands Stress Value and Quality to Reach Thrifty Consumers

Companies like Procter & Gamble are promoting their value by introducing less expensive alternatives to their premium products to court cost-conscious shoppers.