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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Form
S-8 Nos. 333-33640, 333-66723, 333-66731, 333-68125, 333-68619, 333-68623 and
No. 333-68625 and Form S-3 Nos. 333-79097 and 333-33638 of World Access, Inc.
of our report, dated December 7, 1999, on the consolidated financial
statements of FaciliCom International, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in this
Form 8-K, as amended, of World Access, Inc.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 2, 2000