Power of Attorney



The undersigned, Robert Keller, hereby constitutes and appoints Linda

R. Witte, Michael B. McVickar, and Marc T. Tanenberg and each of

them, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,

with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned

and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign any and all

SEC statements of beneficial ownership of securities on Forms 3, 4

and 5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder as an officer and/or director

of APAC Customer Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file the

same therewith, with the power and authority to do and perform

each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under said

Section 16(a), as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

said attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

hereof.



The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934.



A copy of this Power of Attorney shall be filed with the Securities

and Exchange Commission.  The authorization set forth above shall

continue in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer

required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the Company's

securities, unless earlier revoked by written instructions to the

attorney-in-fact.



Dated:      March 10, 2004



/s/  Robert J. Keller

Signature of Reporting Person



Robert J. Keller

Executive Vice President