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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 of our report dated March 5, 1998, except for the
discontinued operations reclassifications in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Note D, which are as of April 9, 1999, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedules of World Access, Inc. for the two
years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which appears in World Access
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
May 20, 1999