Exhibit 23.2
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                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 6, 1998,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of LHS Group
Inc. incorporated by reference or appearing in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 1, 1999