




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)          October 19, 1998


                             APAC TELESERVICES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

        Illinois                    0-26786                   36-2777140
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission               (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)             file number)          Identification No.)


One Parkway North Center,  Suite 510, Deerfield, IL            60015
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (zip code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code         847/374-4980





                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5.        OTHER EVENTS

     On October 19, 1998, Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is 
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   Exhibits

            Exhibit No.       Description of Document

                 (99.1)           Press release dated October 19, 1998, issued 
                                  by the Registrant.



                           Signatures


 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: October 19, 1998                    APAC TELESERVICES, INC.


                                    By:   /s/ John I. Abernethy

                                          John I. Abernethy
                                          Chief Financial Officer


