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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
Form S-8 Nos. 333-66723, 333-66731, 333-68125, 333-68619, 333-68623, and
333-68625 and Form S-3 Nos. 333-79097 and 333-33638 pertaining to the various
stock option, warrant, and other employee benefit plans of World Access, Inc.
and subsidiaries of our report dated March 10, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Long Distance International, Inc. and
subsidiaries included in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A of World Access, Inc.

                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
APRIL 25, 2000