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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


                     WORLD ACCESS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                          LONG DISTANCE INTERNATIONAL

Retail Acquisition Adds 20,000 NETnet(tm) Corporate Customers in Nine
European Countries

         Company Expects to Realize Significant Synergies by Leveraging its
Robust Pan European Network

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Now the Company's Fourth Largest Shareholder

         Atlanta, Georgia - February 14, 2000 - World Access, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WAXS) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of substantially all
of the assets of Long Distance International Inc. ("LDI"), following approval
from NETnet International S.A. shareholders and holders of LDI's Senior Notes.
Operating under the NETnet(tm) name throughout Europe, LDI offers an array of
telecommunications services concentrating on the needs of business customers in
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom. World Access will continue to market retail services in Europe
under the Netnet name, including bundled voice, data and Internet services.

         John D. Phillips, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Access,
said, "This acquisition positions World Access with an impressive number of
business customers in nine European countries, and serves as a first step
towards becoming a premier provider of bundled voice, data and Internet services
to small and medium enterprise ("SME") markets throughout Europe and other
strategic regions of the world. Through direct and indirect sales forces, LDI's
NETnet operations have successfully targeted, acquired and retained business
customers by providing innovative bundled service offerings, customer service
and customizable billing capabilities. World Access intends to utilize LDI's
retail customer development and retention programs as a basis for further retail
account growth.

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         "Combined with our extensive, highest quality switching and transport
networks in Europe," Mr. Phillips continued, "this acquisition ideally positions
us to continue to rapidly add significant retail traffic volumes onto our
network in an efficient and cost effective manner. We are also pleased that
David Hess and his European management team will continue to manage the NETnet
businesses. David will report directly to Walter Burmeister, President of World
Access."

         David Hess, Chief Executive Officer of LDI, commented, "We are excited
to see NETnet become an integral part of World Access, as we now have the
management and financial resources to leverage our salesforce and significantly
expand our business customer base by offering customers integrated voice, data
and Internet services over a state-of-the-art network. In addition, the broad
array of enhanced services provides a tremendous platform for integrating future
acquisitions."

         LDI's shareholders and Senior Noteholders, and NETnet International
S.A. shareholders received approximately $185 million in total consideration in
the form of World Access Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D ("Preferred
Stock"). The Preferred Stock bears no dividend and is convertible into
approximately 10 million shares of World Access common stock, subject to
potential adjustment under certain circumstances. Approximately 10% of the
consideration is being held in escrow to satisfy any future indemnification
claims. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, the largest Senior Noteholder of LDI, has
become the fourth largest shareholder of World Access as a result of the
transaction.

         World Access is focused on being a leading provider of bundled voice,
data and Internet services to key regions of the world. The company
competitively provides end-to-end communications services through its redundant
digital network which is capable of supporting voice and data services,
including frame relay, Internet Protocol (IP), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
and multimedia applications. Located strategically throughout the U.S. and 13
European countries, World Access' network backbone consists of gateway and
tandem switches, linked by an extensive fiber network encompassing tens of
millions of circuit miles. For additional information regarding World Access,
please refer to the Company's website at www.waxs.com <http://www.waxs.com>.


         This press release may contain financial projections or other
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties
which may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks include:
potential inability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions;
difficulties in expanding into new business activities; delays in new product
developments or introductions; the potential termination of certain service
agreements or the inability to enter into additional service agreements; and
other risks described in the Company's SEC filings, including the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1999, June
30, 1999 and September 30, 1999 and the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (No. 333-43497), as such filings have been amended, all of which are
incorporated by reference into this press release.

        World Access Contact:  Nancy L. de Jonge
                               Michael F. Mies
                               Director of Investor Relations
                               Senior Vice President- Finance
                               Communications  & Treasurer
                                 & Corporate
                               (404-231-2025)
                               http://www.waxs.com <http://www.waxs.com>



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