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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.4



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 5, 1998, except for
the discontinued operations reclassifications in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Note C, which are as of March 14, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedules of World Access, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1997, which appears in World Access Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
April 19, 2000