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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4, Amendment No. 1 related Prospectus of World
Access, Inc. and subsidiaries for the registration of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 20, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of World Access,
Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A, Amendment No.
4), for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
November 8, 2000