CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-2) and related Prospectus of
Wavetech International, Inc. for the registration of 2,318,726 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
October 18, 1999, except for Note 11, as to which the date is November 13, 1999,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Wavetech International,
Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended August 31,
1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tucson, Arizona
July 21, 2000