Verizon is closing its local news channel, Fios1 News, costing 150 employees their jobs. Fios1, which stands for Fiber Optic Service, is one of two hyperlocal cable-news channels serving New York City’s metro area. Verizon Fios is also ending its 10-year contract with Rye Brook, New York’s Regional News Network.

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