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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                               WORLD ACCESS, INC.


           PROXY FOR THE WORLD ACCESS SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                          TO BE HELD ON _________, 2000


           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                 OF WORLD ACCESS


         The board of directors of World Access recommends that you vote FOR the
following proposals:

[X] Please mark votes as in this example.

1.       Approval of the adoption of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
         of February 11, 2000, as amended June 7, 2000, between World Access,
         STI Merger Co. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of World Access), and STAR
         Telecommunications, Inc., and the transactions contemplated thereby
         pursuant to which STAR Telecommunications, Inc. will merge into World
         Access.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

2.       Approval of the adoption of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
         February 11, 2000, as amended May 23, 2000, between World Access,
         WorldxChange Communications, Inc. f/k/a CTI Merger Co. (a wholly-owned
         subsidiary of World Access), and Communications TeleSystems
         International d/b/a WorldxChange Communications, and the transactions
         contemplated thereby pursuant to which Communications TeleSystems
         International d/b/a WorldxChange Communications will merge into World
         Access.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

3.       Approval of an amendment to Article IV of World Access' amended
         certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of common
         stock that World Access is authorized to issue from 150,000,000 shares
         to 290,000,000.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

4.       Approval of an amendment to Article IX of World Access' amended
         certificate of incorporation to increase the maximum number of
         authorized directors from 12 to 15.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]


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5.       Approval of an amendment to Article 1X of World Access' amended
         certificate of incorporation to end the division of World Access' board
         of directors into three classes so that all directors will serve terms
         of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified
         or until their earlier resignation or removal.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

6.       Approval of an amendment to the World Access Directors' Warrant
         Incentive Plan to increase the number of warrants issuable under the
         Directors' Warrant Incentive Plan from 600,000 warrants to 1,200,000
         warrants.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

7.       Approval of an amendment to the World Access Directors' Warrant
         Incentive Plan to modify the performance criteria of World Access
         common stock under the plan.


           FOR  [ ]                 AGAINST  [ ]               ABSTAIN  [ ]

8.       To elect Stephen J. Clearman to the board of directors to serve (i) if
         the proposal referenced in number 5 is approved, for a term of one year
         and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his
         earlier resignation or removal or (ii) if the proposal referenced in
         number 5 is not approved, for a term of three years and until his
         successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or
         removal.


           FOR  [ ]                                            ABSTAIN  [ ]

9.       To elect John D. ("Jack") Phillips to the board of directors to serve
         (i) if the proposal referenced in number 5 is approved, for a term of
         one year and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until
         his earlier resignation or removal or (ii) if the proposal referenced
         in number 5 is not approved, for a term of three years and until his
         successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or
         removal.


           FOR  [ ]                                            ABSTAIN  [ ]


         The undersigned appoints Bryan D. Yokley and W. Tod Chmar, and each of
them, with full power of substitution, the proxies and attorneys of the
undersigned, to vote as specified hereon at the Special Meeting of Stockholders
of World Access to be held on _________, 2000 at ______ __.m. local time, and at
any adjournments or postponements thereof, with all powers (other than the power
to revoke the proxy or vote the proxy in a manner not authorized by the executed
form of proxy) that the undersigned would have if personally present at the
World Access Special Meeting, to act in their discretion upon any other matter
or matters that may properly be brought before the World Access Special Meeting
and to appear and vote all the shares of World Access stock that the undersigned
may be entitled to vote. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the
accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus and hereby revokes any proxy or
proxies heretofore given by the undersigned relating to the World Access Special
Meeting.


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         UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS IF MARKED
"FOR" THE FOREGOING PROPOSALS.




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                                        Signature



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                                        Signature if jointly held


                                        Dated:
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                                        PLEASE DATE AND SIGN AS NAME APPEARS
                                        HEREON. WHEN SIGNING AS EXECUTOR,
                                        ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE, GUARDIAN OR
                                        ATTORNEY, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS
                                        SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN
                                        FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR
                                        OTHER AUTHORIZED CORPORATE OFFICER. IF A
                                        PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PARTNERSHIP
                                        NAME BY AUTHORIZED PERSON. JOINT OWNERS
                                        SHOULD EACH SIGN.