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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.11
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
of World Access, Inc. and to the use therein of our report dated June 5, 1998
with respect to the combined financial statements of Cherry Communications
Incorporated (d/b/a Resurgens Communications Group) and Cherry Communications UK
Limited for the year ended December 31, 1997.
 
                                          /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
November 5, 1998