1 EXHIBIT 23.5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the use in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of World Access, Inc. of our report on the consolidated financial statements of Advanced TechCom, Inc. and Subsidiaries dated March 27, 1998, which appears in such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. We also consent to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts." /s/ TEDDER GRIMSLEY & COMPANY, P.A. Lakeland, Florida November 9, 1998