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The chief executive officer of Ametelcom Group Inc (AGI) must make a recommendation to the board of directors regarding the best way to sell its Amtelecom Communications subsidiary. AGI owns and operates ICS Courier, a national fixed-route courier business and Amtelecom Communications, a regional telecommunications, cable television and Internet business. Amtelecom Communication''s capital requirements are not being satisfied because cash is being diverted to ICS Courier to cover its losses. Also, AGI''s stock has been performing poorly. In order to alleviate these problems, the board has decided to sell off Amtelecom Communications. The three sales alternatives being considered are: (1) selling to a strategic buyer; (2) initial public offering (IPO) via a common share offering; and (3) IPO via an income trust offering. This case can be used to teach students about valuation in a strategic setting, and provides an opportunity to apply sum of parts valuation to value a diversified firm, apply discounted cash flow, conduct a transactions analysis to determine the standalone value of a firms, and gain a basic understanding of income trusts.