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                                                                       EXHIBIT 2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-68623) pertaining to the Retirement and Savings Plan of World
Access, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated June 7, 2000, with respect to
the financial statements and schedules of the World Access, Inc. Retirement and
Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended
August 31, 1999.


                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
July 17, 2000