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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 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 each of
the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which appears in World
Access, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, 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

Atlanta, Georgia
November 2, 1999