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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1) of our report dated March
3, 1999, relating to the financial statements and financial statements schedules
of Espirit Telecom Group plc, which appears in Global TeleSystems Group, Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers

London, England

October 7, 1999