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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 Amendment No. 1 and related Prospectus of
World Access, Inc. and subsidiaries for the registration of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 20, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of World
Access, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1), for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
August 2, 2000