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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 Amendment No 1 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/A Amendment No. 4 for the year ended December 31, 1999. We
also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
December 20, 2000