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EXHIBIT 4
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Worldpages.com, Inc.
for the registration of 2,083,311 shares of its common stock, and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated December 22, 1998, with
respect to the financial statements of Pacific Coast Publishing, Inc., and
January 31, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of YPtel
Corporation, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Worldpages.com,
Inc., dated April 21, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Seattle, Washington
July 20, 2000
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