Telecommunications giant Verizon is laying off 133 Austin employees and shutting down the Austin office of its Verizon Connect subsidiary, according to documents filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Verizon Connect provides software and an online platform for fleet management. Verizon executives created Verizon Connect in 2018 by combining three existing business units -- Verizon Networkfleet, Fleetmatics and Telogis -- into a single platform.

The layoffs in Austin, and the closure of the Verizon Connect offices at 10801 N. MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1), are part of wider changes within the company. Verizon Connect is "consolidating and restructuring its operations to maximize utilization of company facilities and resources," according to a WARN letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission. A WARN letter, which stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, is a federally mandated notice employers must provide to state governments in the event of major layoffs.

The layoffs are permanent and will take affect on April 23 or within two weeks of that date, according to the WARN letter, which was signed by Jorge E. Diaz, executive director, Verizon human resources. The affected employees are not represented by a union and have no bumping rights, according to the the letter.

A Verizon human resources official did not immediately respond to a message left Tuesday seeking comment.

Verizon in January said that it laid off about 800 employees in its Verizon Media Group, which had formerly operated under the brand name Oath. In 2015, Verizon acquired AOL in s $4.4 billion deal, and in 2016 it acquired the internet business of Yahoo for $4.8 billion. In 2017, Verizon created the Oath brand, which included the AOL and Yahoo brands. Verizon said in December that the integration of Yahoo and AOL had not met expectations, and the company planned $4.6 billion earnings writedown in the fourth quarter.

Verizon Media had about 11,000 employees at the end of 2018, according to media reports.