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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001005477-08-005761
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080917
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080918
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080918

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARLETT JAMES E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001064947

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11919
		FILM NUMBER:		081078980

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-397-9100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9197 S. PEORIA STREET
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TELETECH HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013880
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				841291044
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9197 S PEORIA STREET
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-397-8100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9197 S PEORIA STREET
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
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    <periodOfReport>2008-09-17</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>TELETECH HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TTEC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BARLETT JAMES E</rptOwnerName>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Vice Chairman</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2006-05-13</value>
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            <expirationDate>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person voluntarily agreed to amend outstanding stock options that were granted on May 13, 2005 by increasing the exercise price from $7.34 to $7.79 per share (a $0.45 increase) because these stock options were mistakenly issued with an exercise price that was below the fair market value of TeleTech?s common stock on the appropriate accounting measurement date.  As previously announced in TeleTech Holdings, Inc.?s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 20, 2008, the Reporting Person volunteered to forego any benefits from measurement date errors identified in TeleTech?s review of equity-based accounting practices.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Person did not receive any remuneration in exchange for the $0.45 per share increase in the exercise price of the stock options and the Company?s Compensation Committee accepted and approved the Reporting Person?s offer to amend the stock options on September 17, 2008.  All other terms of the stock options, including the vesting schedule, remain the same.  For purposes of Section 16 reporting, this amendment is reported as a cancellation of the outstanding stock options and an issuance of new stock options.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Stock options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on May 13, 2006, the first anniversary of the date of grant.  As of the transaction date (September 17, 2008), options to purchase 187,500 shares have vested and options to purchase 62,500 shares are scheduled to vest on May 13, 2009.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ James E. Barlett</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-09-18</signatureDate>
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