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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of WAXS INC. of our
report dated March 5, 1998 appearing on page 25 of World Access, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, as amended on Form
10-K/A filed on April 27, 1998. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
October 5, 1998