8-K

                        SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 13, 2000
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                          BestNet Communications Corp.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          Nevada                      001-15482                86-0916826
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                   Identification Number)


            5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 200 Tucson, Arizona 85711
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (520) 750-9093
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


                          Wavetech International, Inc.
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          Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

On  October  13,  2000,   BestNet   Communications   Corp.,   formerly  Wavetech
International,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  engaged  Semple  &  Cooper,  LLP  as its
independent  auditors for the fiscal year ending  August 31,  2000.  For the two
years prior to its  engagement,  the Company had not  consulted  Semple & Cooper
with respect to:

     (i) the  application of accounting  principles to a specified  transaction,
either  completed  or  proposed;  or the type of  audit  opinion  that  might be
rendered on the Company's financial statements; or

     (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a  disagreement  (as defined
in Item  301(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in
Item 301(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

Effective September 27, 2000, Wavetech  International,  Inc. changed its name to
BestNet  Communications  Corp. The name change was  unanimously  approved by the
Company's  shareholders at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders  held on September
27, 2000.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits:

          Exhibits         Title
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             99            Press release, issued by Bestnet Communications Corp.
                           Dated October 19, 2000

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        BestNet Communications Corp.


                                        By: /s/ Gerald I. Quinn
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                                            Gerald I. Quinn
                                            Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 13, 2000

EX-99

                  BESTNET COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES NEW AUDITORS

TUCSON,  ARIZ. - OCTOBER 19, 2000 - BestNet  Communications (OTC Bulletin Board:
BESC),  the leading  provider of  Internet-enabled  international  long distance
services, today announced a change in official auditors.  Effective immediately,
Semple & Cooper LLP, a member of the worldwide BDO Seidman Alliance, will assume
the responsibilities of independent financial auditors for BestNet, which trades
on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol BESC.

Semple  &  Cooper  LLP is a  Phoenix,  Arizona-based  full-service  professional
accounting firm that specializes in representing small public companies, and has
proven experience in the high-technology sector.

"BestNet is very excited  about its new  relationship  with Semple & Cooper LLP,
which offers us the best of both worlds: a small technology  focused firm with a
strong  track  record of  providing  high-quality,  personalized  service to its
clients, as well as the strength of the BDO Seidman alliance,  making it part of
the top 8 accounting  firms in North America," said Gerald Quinn,  President and
CEO,  BestNet  Communications  Corp. "We believe that Semple & Cooper is a great
fit and a good  strategic  partner for us, with  locations in the centers  where
BestNet currently is or plans to be, providing  consistent  financial leadership
and advice as BestNet expands in North America and globally."

ABOUT BESTNET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

BestNet  Communications  is a Web-based  telephony  company,  offering  advanced
communications  services and products to businesses and  individuals  worldwide.
The company  provides  customers  access to its  network,  using  international,
standards-based  Internet and telephony architecture deployed through its points
of presence,  located in Canada and the United  States.  Bestnetcall.com  is the
industry's first  Internet-enabled long distance service,  which combines global
Internet access and control with the Public Switched  Telephone  Network (PSTN).
The  BestNet  Call System  provides  toll  quality,  global  access,  low rates,
real-time  billing and call management  features - all without a requirement for
special  software or hardware.  To learn more about  Bestnetcall,  visit the Web
site  at   www.bestnetcall.com.   For   corporate   information   about  BestNet
Communications Corp., visit www.bestnetcom.com.

For media relations, contact:
Mia Wedgbury
High Road Communications
Tel: 416-368-8348, ext. 222
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