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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.10
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated November 4, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Telco Systems, Inc. included in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
of World Access, Inc.
 
                                                 /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
November 5, 1998