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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>UNITED STATES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=4>FORM 8-K</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:16pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT </font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:16pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2><b>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2006</b></font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=5>NCO Group, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>
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    <td align=center valign=top   width="280"><font size=2><b>Pennsylvania</b></font><br>
      <font size=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</font><br>
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    <td align=center valign=top   width="280"><font size=2><b>0-21639</b></font><br>
      <font size=2>(Commission File Number)</font><br>
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    <td align=center valign=top   width="280"><font size=2><b>23-2858652</b></font><br>
      <font size=2>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font><br>
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    <td align=center valign=top  width="300"><font size=2><b>507
      Prudential Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania</b></font><br>
<font size=2>Address of principal executive offices)</font><br></td>
        <td align=center width="280">&nbsp;</td>

    <td align=center valign=top  width="280"><font size=2><b>19044</b></font><br>
<font size=2>(Zip Code)</font></td>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2><b>Registrant&#146;s
  telephone number, including area code </b></font><b><font size=2>(215) 441-3000</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2><b>Not
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt; text-indent:5%;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (</font><i><font size=2>see </font></i><font size=2>General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><img src="emptybox.gif"> <font size=2> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><img src="tickedbox.gif"> <font size=2> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><img src="emptybox.gif"> <font size=2> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><img src="emptybox.gif"> <font size=2> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On
    August 15, 2006, NCO Group, Inc. (&#147;NCO&#148;) issued a press release
    announcing that it had received notice from the Federal Trade Commission
    (&#147;FTC&#148;)
    that early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
    Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has been granted effective
    immediately, thus ending review of the proposed acquisition of NCO by the
    FTC and the Department of Justice. The press release is filed herewith as
    Exhibit
99.1.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:12pt;text-align:left;'><b><font size=2>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(d)
    Exhibits</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:8pt; text-indent:5%;text-align:left;'><font size=2>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.</font></p>

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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><B><font SIZE=2>NCO GROUP, INC.</font></B></p> </td> </tr>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><br> <font size=2>Date: August 16, 2006</font></p> </td>

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        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><br> <font size=2>/s/ Steven L. Winokur</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>Steven L. Winokur</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;'><font size=2>Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer &#150; Shared Services</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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Prepared and filed by St Ives Financial
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 15, 2006
NCO Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-21639
(Commission File Number)
23-2858652
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
507
      Prudential Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania
Address of principal executive offices)
19044
(Zip Code)
Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code
(215) 441-3000
Not
  Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On
    August 15, 2006, NCO Group, Inc. ("NCO") issued a press release
    announcing that it had received notice from the Federal Trade Commission
    ("FTC")
    that early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
    Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has been granted effective
    immediately, thus ending review of the proposed acquisition of NCO by the
    FTC and the Department of Justice. The press release is filed herewith as
    Exhibit
99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
    Exhibits
No.
Description
99.1
Press
          Release dated August 15, 2006.
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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.
NCO GROUP, INC.
Date: August 16, 2006
By:
/s/ Steven L. Winokur
Name:
Steven L. Winokur
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Shared Services
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EXHIBIT INDEX
No.
Description
99.1
Press
          Release dated August 15, 2006.
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