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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 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
December 13, 2000