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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of World
Access, Inc. and subsidiaries for the registration of 393,060 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 26, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of World Access, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




Atlanta, Georgia
August 30, 1999