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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement No. 333-79097 of World Access, Inc. on Form S-3 of our
report, dated December 9, 1998, on the consolidated financial statements of
FaciliCom International, Inc. and subsidiaries, appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of FaciliCom International, Inc. for the year ended September 30,
1998, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,
which is part of such Registration Statement.



                                          /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP



Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


October 6, 1999