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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.9



         CONSENT OF DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE SECURITIES CORPORATION









         We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated
June 14, 2000, to the Board of Directors of World Access, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (the "Company"), as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of
the Company, which forms a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the
"Proxy Statement/Prospectus), relating to the Company's proposed acquisition of
TelDaFax Aktiengesellschaft ("TelDaFax") shares from the Apax funds and Dr.
Klose, the TelDaFax tender offer and the German business combination between the
Company and TelDaFax, and (ii) all references to us in the sections captioned
"Opinion of World Access' financial advisor regarding the TelDaFax transactions"
of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not admit that
we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, and we
do not admit that we are "experts" for purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Any other use
of our opinion requires our prior written consent.


                                        DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
                                          SECURITIES CORPORATION



                                        By: /s/ David Posnick
New York, New York                         -----------------------------------
December 15, 2000