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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.8

                             CONSENT OF PERSON NAMED
                          AS ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR


         Pursuant to Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, I Bryan Cipoletti, hereby consent to be named as a person about to
become a director of World Access, Inc. in the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (File No. 333-89479) of World Access, Inc.


                                          /s/ Bryan Cipoletti
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                                          Bryan Cipoletti

Dated:  November 3, 1999