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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             ---------------------

                                   FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)

<TABLE>
<C>        <S>
   [X]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
           THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
           FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.
           OR
   [  ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
           THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
           FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM --------------- TO
           ---------------.
</TABLE>

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-29782

                               WORLD ACCESS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

<TABLE>
<S>                                            <C>
                   DELAWARE                                      58-2398004
           (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     945 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 2200,                          30326
               ATLANTA, GEORGIA                                  (Zip Code)
   (Address of principal executive offices)
</TABLE>

                                 (404) 231-2025
                        (Registrant's telephone number)

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                      NONE

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [ ]

     The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock, par
value $.01 per share, at November 15, 1999 was 45,265,221.

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                                     PART I

                             FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999            1998
                                                              -------------   ------------
                                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>
                                          ASSETS
Current Assets
  Cash and equivalents......................................    $ 107,841      $  55,176
  Accounts receivable.......................................      123,062         70,485
  Inventories...............................................       40,437         48,591
  Deferred income taxes.....................................       33,022         37,185
  Other current assets......................................       22,044         21,381
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Current Assets..............................      326,406        232,818
Property and equipment......................................       63,390         63,602
Goodwill and other intangibles..............................      306,930        298,780
Other assets................................................       31,183         18,612
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Assets......................................    $ 727,909      $ 613,812
                                                                =========      =========

                           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
  Short-term debt...........................................    $  13,842      $  17,989
  Accounts payable..........................................       75,388         36,418
  Other accrued liabilities.................................       47,515         52,825
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Current Liabilities.........................      136,745        107,232
Long-term debt..............................................      140,839        137,864
Noncurrent liabilities......................................        8,421          8,133
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Liabilities.................................      286,005        253,229
                                                                ---------      ---------
Stockholders' Equity
  Preferred stock...........................................            1             --
  Common stock..............................................          450            441
  Capital in excess of par value............................      547,170        472,945
  Accumulated deficit.......................................     (105,717)      (112,803)
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Stockholders' Equity........................      441,904        360,583
                                                                ---------      ---------
          Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity........    $ 727,909      $ 613,812
                                                                =========      =========
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED     NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                 SEPTEMBER 30,         SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                              -------------------   -------------------
                                                                1999       1998       1999       1998
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
                                                                             (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                           <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>
Carrier service revenues....................................  $130,470    $   629   $329,361   $  1,892
Equipment sales.............................................    72,569     35,619    194,929     92,303
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Total Sales........................................   203,039     36,248    524,290     94,195
Cost of carrier services....................................   112,508        590    287,777      1,631
Cost of services network....................................     4,006         38     13,969        114
Cost of equipment sold......................................    42,234     18,395    110,924     47,748
Amortization of acquired technology.........................     1,200         --      3,600         --
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Total Cost of Sales................................   159,948     19,023    416,270     49,493
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Gross Profit.......................................    43,091     17,225    108,020     44,702
Research and development....................................     4,509      1,778     13,282      4,256
Selling, general and administrative.........................    15,596      4,938     43,105     11,493
Amortization of goodwill....................................     3,346        927      9,715      2,402
Provision for doubtful accounts.............................     1,410        166      2,840        410
In-process research and development.........................        --         --         --     35,400
Restructuring and other charges.............................        --         --         --        590
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Operating Income (Loss)............................    18,230      9,416     39,078     (9,849)
Gain on exchange of securities..............................     8,704         --      8,704         --
Interest and other income...................................     1,123        857      2,629      2,827
Interest expense............................................    (2,790)    (1,641)    (7,394)    (4,599)
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before
           Income Taxes and Minority Interests..............    25,267      8,632     43,017    (11,621)
Income taxes................................................    11,013      3,473     20,370      9,379
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before
           Minority Interests...............................    14,254      5,159     22,647    (21,000)
Minority interests in earnings of subsidiary................        --      1,090         --      2,623
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations...........    14,254      4,069     22,647    (23,623)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations..............       (49)     2,962       (702)     2,922
Write-down of discontinued operations to net realizable
  value.....................................................        --         --    (13,662)        --
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Net Income (Loss)..................................    14,205      7,031      8,283    (20,701)
Preferred stock dividends...................................       784         --      1,197         --
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
         Net Income (Loss) Available to Common
           Stockholders.....................................  $ 13,421    $ 7,031   $  7,086   $(20,701)
                                                              ========    =======   ========   ========
Income (Loss) Per Common Share:
  Basic:
    Continuing Operations...................................  $   0.37    $  0.19   $   0.59   $  (1.16)
    Discontinued Operations.................................        --       0.14      (0.39)      0.14
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
    Net Income (Loss).......................................  $   0.37    $  0.33   $   0.20   $  (1.02)
                                                              ========    =======   ========   ========
  Diluted:
    Continuing Operations...................................  $   0.33    $  0.19   $   0.56   $  (1.16)
    Discontinued Operations.................................        --       0.13      (0.36)      0.14
                                                              --------    -------   --------   --------
    Net Income (Loss).......................................  $   0.33    $  0.32   $   0.20   $  (1.02)
                                                              ========    =======   ========   ========
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
  Basic                                                         36,509     21,249     36,245     20,346
                                                              ========    =======   ========   ========
  Diluted                                                       43,491     25,144     40,048     20,346
                                                              ========    =======   ========   ========
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    CAPITAL IN
                                             PREFERRED    COMMON    EXCESS OF    ACCUMULATED
                                               STOCK      STOCK     PAR VALUE      DEFICIT      TOTAL
                                             ---------   --------   ----------   -----------   --------
                                                                    (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                          <C>         <C>        <C>          <C>           <C>
Balance at January 1, 1999.................  $     --    $    441    $472,945     $(112,803)   $360,583
  Net and comprehensive net income.........                                           8,283       8,283
  Issuance of preferred shares in private
     offering..............................         1                  47,750                    47,751
  Issuance of preferred shares and warrants
     for acquisition of business...........                            18,839                    18,839
  Dividends on preferred stock.............                                          (1,197)     (1,197)
  Release of escrowed shares for
     acquisitions of businesses............                     1       2,824                     2,825
  Issuance of shares for acquisition of
     business..............................                     1         999                     1,000
  Issuance of shares for technology
     license...............................                     5       2,186                     2,191
  Issuance of shares for options and
     warrants..............................                     2         997                       999
  Tax benefit from option and warrant
     exercises.............................                               162                       162
  Other issuances of shares................                               468                       468
                                             --------    --------    --------     ---------    --------
Balance at September 30, 1999..............  $      1    $    450    $547,170     $(105,717)   $441,904
                                             ========    ========    ========     =========    ========
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                 SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                              -------------------
                                                                1999       1998
                                                              --------   --------
                                                                  (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
  Net income (loss).........................................  $  8,283   $(20,701)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
     from operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization..........................    22,721      5,299
     Write-down of discontinued operations to net realizable
      value.................................................    13,662         --
     Income tax benefit from stock warrants and options.....       162     11,614
     Special charges........................................        --     40,226
     Minority interests in earnings of subsidiary...........        --      2,623
     Provision for inventory reserves.......................       923        224
     Provision for bad debts................................     2,863        556
     Stock contributed to employee benefit plan.............       305        147
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of
      effects from businesses acquired:
       Accounts receivable..................................   (50,251)   (17,992)
       Inventories..........................................    (6,349)   (22,226)
       Accounts payable.....................................    30,904     17,626
       Other assets and liabilities.........................    (5,800)    (9,823)
                                                              --------   --------
          Net Cash From Operating Activities................    17,423      7,573
                                                              --------   --------
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
  Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired..........    (3,094)   (69,027)
  Proceeds from sales of assets.............................     8,144         --
  Capitalization of software development costs..............    (3,735)    (3,137)
  Expenditures for property and equipment...................    (7,944)    (8,530)
  Loans to business partners................................        --     (2,800)
                                                              --------   --------
          Net Cash Used By Investing Activities.............    (6,629)   (83,494)
                                                              --------   --------
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
  Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock.................    47,751         --
  Short-term borrowings.....................................     2,000      2,354
  Principal payments under capital lease obligations........    (2,310)        --
  Repayment of industrial revenue bond......................    (4,072)        --
  Payment of preferred stock dividends......................      (413)        --
  Proceeds from exercise of stock warrants and options......       999      8,101
  Long-term debt repayments.................................    (3,605)    (1,261)
  Issuance of long-term debt................................     1,654      7,365
  Debt issuance costs.......................................      (133)      (211)
                                                              --------   --------
          Net Cash From Financing Activities................    41,871     16,348
                                                              --------   --------
  Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents...............    52,665    (59,573)
  Cash and Equivalents at Beginning of Period...............    55,176    118,065
                                                              --------   --------
  Cash and Equivalents at End of Period.....................  $107,841   $ 58,492
                                                              ========   ========
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Financing and Investing
  Activities:
  Issuance of common stock for businesses acquired..........  $  3,825   $ 38,669
  Issuance of preferred stock for business acquired.........    18,539         --
  Issuance of common stock for technology license
     agreements.............................................     2,191         --
  Issuance of stock options and warrants for businesses
     acquired...............................................       300      8,360
  Conversion of note receivable to investment in ATI........        --      4,485
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of World Access, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiaries (the
"Company") from their effective dates of acquisition. These financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods covered
have been included.

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

     The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by
the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation
methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting data
to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented
herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could
realize in a current market exchange. The fair value estimates presented herein
are based on pertinent information available to management as of the respective
balance sheet dates. Although management is not aware of any factors that would
significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not
been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since
that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the
amounts presented herein.

     The fair values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable
and accrued expenses approximate the carrying values due to their short-term
nature. The fair values of long-term debt are estimated based on current market
rates and instruments with the same risk and maturities and approximate the
carrying value.

     The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,
1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period's financial
information to conform with the presentations used in 1999.

NOTE 2.  ACQUISITIONS

     In May 1999, the Company acquired substantially all the assets and assumed
certain liabilities of Comm/Net Holding Corporation and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Enhanced Communications Corporation, Comm/Net Services Corporation
and Long Distance Exchange Corporation (Comm/Net Holdings and its wholly owned
subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as "Comm/Net"). Comm/Net,
headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a facilities-based provider of wholesale
international long distance and wholesale prepaid calling card services,
primarily to the Mexican telecommunications markets.

     In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued 23,174 shares of
4.25% Cumulative Junior Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B (the "Series B
Preferred Stock"), valued at approximately $18.5 million, and paid approximately
$3.5 million to retire certain Comm/Net notes payable outstanding at the time of
acquisition. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock at a conversion rate of $16.00 per common share, subject
to standard anti-dilution adjustments. If the closing trading price of the
Company's common stock exceeds $16.00 per share for 45 consecutive trading days,
the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock.
Preferred dividends began accruing July 1, 1999 and are payable quarterly.

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

     The acquisition of Comm/Net has been accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting. The purchase price allocation to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed was based on information currently available to management
as follows (in thousands):

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<S>                                                           <C>
Purchase price:
  Preferred stock issued....................................  $18,539
  Debt paid.................................................    3,502
  Fees and expenses.........................................      500
                                                              -------
          Total purchase price..............................  $22,541
Allocation to fair values of assets and liabilities:
  Current assets............................................  $(8,420)
  Property and equipment....................................   (3,351)
  Current liabilities.......................................    8,697
  Other assets and liabilities, net.........................    1,182
                                                              -------
  Goodwill..................................................  $20,649
                                                              =======
</TABLE>

     During 1998, the Company acquired several businesses including (i) a
majority interest in NACT Telecommunications, Inc. ("NACT") effective February
27, 1998 (the "NACT Acquisition") and the remaining minority interest in NACT
effective October 28, 1998 (the "NACT Merger"); (ii) Telco Systems, Inc.
("Telco" ) effective November 30, 1998 (the "Telco Merger"), and (iii) Cherry
Communications Incorporated, d/b/a Resurgens Communications Group ("RCG"), and
Cherry Communications U.K. Limited ("Cherry U.K.", and together with RCG,
"Resurgens") effective December 14, 1998. These transactions are collectively
referred to herein as the "Acquisitions".

     On a pro forma, unaudited basis, as if the Acquisitions had occurred as of
January 1, 1998, total revenues, operating loss from continuing operations, loss
from continuing operations and loss from continuing operations per diluted
common share for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 would have been
approximately $232.4 million, $33.1 million, $45.8 million and $1.34,
respectively. The results of Advanced TechCom, Inc. ("ATI"), which was acquired
effective January 29, 1998, were not material and therefore are not included in
the pro forma disclosure for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. The
results of operations of Comm/Net, which was acquired in May 1999, were not
material and therefore no pro forma disclosure is presented for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999.

     These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative
purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations
which would actually have occurred had the Acquisitions been in effect on the
date indicated. Purchased in-process research and development ("R&D") expensed
in connection with the Acquisitions has been excluded from the pro forma results
due to its nonrecurring nature.

NOTE 3.  SALE OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

     In April 1999, the Company issued 50,000 shares of 4.25% Cumulative Senior
Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock")
to The 1818 Fund III, L.P. ("The 1818 Fund III") for an aggregate amount of
$50.0 million. The General Partner of The 1818 Fund III is Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co. ("BBH"). As part of the above sale, The 1818 Fund III also
received an option to purchase an additional $20.0 million in Series A Preferred
Stock from the Company prior to June 30, 2000 at the original purchase price per
share. The Company allocated approximately $44.8 million of the gross proceeds
to the 50,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock sold and $5.2 million to the
option granted to purchase additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

     Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the
holder into the Company's common stock in accordance with a conversion formula
equal to the $1,000 liquidation preference per share

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

divided by a conversion price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. If the
closing trading price of the Company's common stock exceeds $30 per share for 45
consecutive trading days, the Series A Preferred Stock will be automatically
converted into the Company's common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock may be
voted with the Company's common stock on an as converted basis. The holders of
Series A Preferred Stock also have the right to designate one member to the
Board of Directors. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock have certain
supermajority voting rights upon certain circumstances, such as the
authorization of a class of securities having senior or parity rights with the
Series A Preferred Stock, a reorganization or liquidation of the Company, or a
consolidation or merger of the Company into a third party.

     Upon the closing of the transaction, Lawrence C. Tucker, a partner at BBH
and co-manager of The 1818 Fund III, became a member of the Company's Board of
Directors.

NOTE 4.  GAIN ON EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

     In connection with the acquisition of Telco, the Company acquired an
investment in the common stock of Omnia Communications, Inc. ("Omnia") and
warrants to purchase additional common stock of Omnia. The fair value of the
investment in Omnia at the time of the acquisition of Telco was approximately
$3.0 million and was accounted for under the cost method.

     In March 1999, Omnia announced that it had entered into an agreement to be
acquired by Ciena Corp. ("Ciena"). In June 1999, the Company exercised the
outstanding warrants to purchase additional common stock in Omnia. In July 1999,
Ciena's acquisition of Omnia was completed and the Company received
approximately 445,000 shares of Ciena common stock in exchange for its holdings
of Omnia common stock of which approximately 45,000 shares or 10% are being held
in escrow for a period of one year related to certain representations and
warranties made by Omnia. In accordance with EITF No. 91-5, Nonmonetary Exchange
of Cost-Method Investments, the Company recognized a one-time after tax gain
during the three months ended September 30, 1999 of approximately $5.3 million
or $0.12 per diluted share on the exchange of the Omnia common stock.

NOTE 5.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     In December 1998, the Company formalized its plan to offer for sale two
non-core businesses, (i) the resale and repair of Nortel and other original
equipment manufacturers' wireline switching equipment, and (ii) pay telephone
refurbishment. On January 5, 1999, the Company formally announced its intention
to sell these businesses. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a $3.5
million charge in the fourth quarter of 1998, for the estimated loss to dispose
of these discontinued operations. This loss, which was recorded as partial
impairment of existing goodwill, was determined by comparing the book value of
the net assets of the discontinued operations to their net realizable value. The
net realizable value was estimated based on preliminary valuation work performed
by an investment banking firm engaged by the Company to assist in the sale of
these businesses and a preliminary non-committal offer from a prospective buyer.

     During the first six months of 1999, the Company and its investment bankers
formally solicited offers for the two businesses. The preliminary offer referred
to above was eventually withdrawn by the potential suitor and the formal selling
process generated only one serious offer for the businesses. After several weeks
of negotiations, the Company refused this offer due to its low price and
substantial credit risk.

     During this selling process, the Company's Nortel resale business
significantly deteriorated and its pay telephone refurbishment business began
showing signs of weakness. Management was cautiously optimistic in early 1999
that the negative market trends and operating losses experienced in its Nortel
resale business during the fourth quarter of 1998 were temporary in nature and
the market/business would rebound in 1999. Unfortunately, this turnaround did
not occur as evidenced by the Company's sales in this business which declined
from $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of 1998 to $6.0 million in the first
quarter of 1999 and $3.6

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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

million in the second quarter of 1999. Several market pressures influenced this
negative trend including increased pricing competition in the secondary
equipment market, more aggressive participation in this market by Nortel and
other telecom equipment manufacturers and the reluctance of customers to
purchase used equipment due to year 2000 compliance concerns.

     Although the discontinued businesses collectively generated a small profit
in the first quarter of 1999, they realized an operating loss of approximately
$700,000 in the second quarter of 1999. In July 1999, faced with an unsuccessful
selling process and future operating losses, management elected to begin
liquidating the Nortel resale and repair business. A formal liquidation plan
designed to eliminate future quarterly losses, maximize net cash proceeds and
realize significant deferred tax credits, was adopted by management and
communicated to all affected employees in July 1999. The pay telephone
refurbishment business continues to be offered for sale by the Company.

     As a result of this plan, the Company recorded a charge of $13.7 million in
the second quarter of 1999 to reflect the additional loss now expected to be
realized on the liquidation of the Nortel resale and repair business.
Significant elements of this charge consisted of $5.6 million to write-off all
remaining goodwill, $5.2 million to write-down inventories to estimated
realizable value, $1.3 million to write-down leasehold improvements, test
equipment and other assets to estimated realizable value, $300,000 for severance
benefits, and $300,000 for the estimated loss on the disposal of facility
leases. The charge also included approximately $200,000 for net operating losses
expected to be incurred by the Company during this liquidation process, which is
expected to be completed by November 30, 1999.

     These businesses have been accounted for as discontinued operations and,
accordingly, the results of operations have been excluded from continuing
operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods
presented.

     The assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations included in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999            1998
                                                              -------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>
Current Assets
  Accounts receivable.......................................     $2,985         $11,453
  Inventories...............................................      4,280          12,083
  Other current assets......................................        107             252
                                                                 ------         -------
                                                                 $7,372         $23,788
                                                                 ======         =======
Noncurrent Assets
  Property and equipment....................................     $  593         $ 2,028
  Goodwill and other intangibles............................         --           5,335
  Other assets..............................................        895              --
                                                                 ------         -------
                                                                 $1,488         $ 7,363
                                                                 ======         =======
Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable..........................................     $1,335         $ 4,083
  Other accrued liabilities.................................      1,492           3,741
                                                                 ------         -------
                                                                 $2,827         $ 7,824
                                                                 ======         =======
</TABLE>

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NOTE 6:  PURCHASED IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

OVERVIEW

     During the first quarter of 1998, $5.4 million and $44.6 million of
purchased in-process R&D ("IPR&D") was initially expensed in connection with the
acquisition of ATI and the NACT Acquisition, respectively. In connection with
the NACT Merger, the Company revalued purchased in-process R&D to reflect the
current status of in-process NACT technology and related business forecasts and
to ensure compliance with the additional guidance provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in its September 15, 1998 letter to the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. The revalued amount approximated the $44.6
million expensed in connection with the NACT Acquisition, therefore no
additional charge was recorded for purchased in-process R&D. However, the effect
of the revaluation required the Company to reduce the first quarter of 1998
charge related to the purchased in-process R&D by $14.6 million and record an
additional charge of $14.6 million in the fourth quarter of 1998, the period in
which the NACT Merger was consummated. Consequently, net loss for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 of $35.3 million as reported in the Company's
Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 1998 is now
reported as $20.7 million in this Form 10-Q Report. During the fourth quarter of
1998, $14.6 million and $50.3 million of purchased in-process R&D was expensed
in connection with the NACT Merger and the Telco Merger, respectively.

     These amounts were expensed as non-recurring charges on the respective
acquisition dates. These write-offs were necessary because the acquired
technology had not yet reached technological feasibility and had no future
alternate use.

     The value of the purchased in-process technology from ATI was determined by
estimating the projected net cash flows related to in-process research and
development projects, including costs to complete the development of the
technology. These cash flows were discounted back to their net present value.
The projected net cash flows from such projects were based on management's
estimates of revenues and operating profits related to such projects. These
estimates were based on several assumptions, including those summarized below.

     The value of the purchased in-process technology from NACT and Telco was
determined by estimating the projected net cash flows related to in-process
research and development projects, excluding costs to complete the development
of the technology. These cash flows were discounted back to their net present
value. The projected net cash flows from such projects were based on
management's estimates of revenues and operating profits related to such
projects. These estimates were based on several assumptions, including those
summarized below for each respective acquisition. The resultant net present
value amount was then reduced by a percentage of completion factor. The
percentage of completion for a particular project was determined by dividing the
development spending from the inception of the project until the measurement
date by the total estimated development spending for the project. This factor
more specifically captures the development risk of an in-process technology
(i.e., market risk is still incorporated in the estimated rate of return).

     The nature of the efforts required to develop the purchased in-process
technology into commercially viable products principally relate to the
completion of all planning, designing, prototyping, verification, and test
activities that are necessary to establish that the product can be produced to
meet its design specifications, including functions, features, and technical
performance requirements. The progress on these activities determines the stage
of completion of each project in the life cycle of the development. Projects
described as being in the "early" or "early concept" stage are not expected to
achieve technological feasibility and commercial application within twelve
months from the valuation date. These projects are typically in the stage of
documenting hardware and software design and preparation of circuit board
layouts. Projects described as being in the "mid" stage of development are
expected to achieve technological feasibility and commercial application within
6 to 12 months from the valuation date. These projects are typically in the
stage of finalizing

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circuit board layouts and performing engineering integration tests prior to
prototype builds. Projects described as being in the "late" stage of development
are expected to achieve technological feasibility and commercial application
within 6 months from the valuation date. These projects are typically in stage
of prototype builds, initial system testing, quality assurance and field trials.
It should be noted that stages of completion refer to specific development
milestones, and do not necessarily directly correlate to the percentage of
completion used in the IPR&D valuation. The percentage of completion for the
IPR&D valuation is based on the development costs incurred on each acquired
IPR&D project as of the acquisition date, as a percentage of the total
development costs expected to be incurred on that project, from the inception of
its development (prior to the acquisition date) until its development is
completed (after the acquisition date).

     If these projects to develop commercially viable products based on the
purchased in-process technology are not successfully completed, the sales and
profitability of the Company may be adversely affected in future periods.
Additionally, the value of other intangible assets may become impaired.

ATI MERGER

     ATI develops and manufactures a series of high-performance digital
microwave and millimeterwave radio equipment. Their products reach across all
frequency bands and data rates and offer numerous features. The nature of the
in-process research and development was such that technological feasibility had
not been attained. Failure to attain technological feasibility would have
rendered partially designed equipment useless for other applications. ATI's
products are designed for specific frequency bandwidths and, as such, are highly
customized to those bandwidths and the needs of customers wishing to operate in
them. Products only partially completed for certain bandwidths cannot be used in
other bandwidths.

     Between each product line, various stages of development had been reached.
Additionally, within each product line, different units had reached various
stages of development. Of the products management considered in-process, none
had attained technological feasibility. The purchased in-process technology
acquired in the ATI acquisition was comprised of three primary projects related
to high-performance, digital microwave and millimeterwave radio equipment. Each
project consists of multiple products. These projects were at multiple stages
along ATI's typical development timeline. Some projects were beginning testing
in ATI labs; others were at earlier stages of planning and designing. The
majority of the products were scheduled to be released during 1998, 1999 and
early 2000. Revenue projections for the in-process technologies reflected the
anticipated release dates of each project.

     Revenue attributable to in-process technology was estimated to increase
within the first three years of the seven-year projection at annual rates
ranging from a high of 240.7% to a low of 2.3%, decreasing within the remaining
years at annual rates ranging from 30.9% to 60.9% as other products are released
in the marketplace. Projected annual revenue attributable to in-process
technology ranged from approximately a low of $11.8 million to a high of $71.1
million within the term of the projections. These projections were based on
assumed penetration of the existing customer base and movement into new markets.
Projected revenues from in-process technology were assumed to peak in 2001 and
decline from 2002 through 2004 as other new products are expected to enter the
market.

     In-process technology's contribution to the operating profit of ATI
(earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization) was
estimated to grow within the projection period at annual rates ranging from a
high of 665.9% to a low of 43.9% during the first four years, decreasing during
the remaining years of the projection period similar to the revenue growth
projections described above. Projected in-process technology's annual
contribution to operating profit (loss) ranged from approximately a low of
$(900,000) to a high of $9.1 million within the term of the projections.

     The discount rate used to value the in-process technology of ATI was 26.0%.
This discount rate was estimated relative to the overall business discount rate
of 25.0% based on (1) the incomplete status of the

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products expected to utilize the in-process technology (i.e., development risk),
(2) the expected market risk of the planned products relative to the existing
products, (3) the emphasis on different markets than those currently pursued by
ATI, and (4) the nature of remaining development tasks relative to previous
development efforts.

     Management estimated that the costs to develop the in-process technology
acquired in the ATI acquisition would be approximately $24.3 million in the
aggregate through the year 2002. The expected sources of funding were scheduled
R&D expenses from the operating budget of ATI.

NACT MERGER

     NACT provides advanced telecommunications switching platforms with
integrated applications software and network telemanagement capabilities. NACT
designs, develops, and manufacturers all hardware and software elements
necessary for a fully integrated, turnkey telecommunications switching solution.
The nature of the in-process research and development was such that
technological feasibility had not been attained. Failure to attain technological
feasibility, especially given the high degree of customization required for
complete integration into the NACT solution, would have rendered partially
designed hardware and software useless for other applications. Incomplete design
of hardware and software coding would create a non-connective, inoperable
product that would have no alternative use.

     NACT's business plan called for a shift in market focus to large customers,
both domestic and international; therefore, NACT had numerous projects in
development at the time of the acquisition. Additionally, the pending completion
of a major release of NACT's billing system required significant development
efforts to ensure continued integration with NACT's product suite. The purchased
in-process technology acquired in the NACT Acquisition was comprised of 13
projects related to switching and billing systems. These projects were scheduled
to be released between February 1998 and April 2000. These projects included
planned additions of new products, based on undeveloped technologies, to NACT's
suite of STX and NTS products. The projects also include the creation of
products for new product suites. The research and development projects were at
various stages of development. None of the in-process projects considered in the
write-off had attained technological feasibility. The in-process projects do not
build on existing core technology; such existing technologies were valued as a
separate asset.

     A brief summary of the significant technologies NACT was developing for
their STX and NTS products at the time of the acquisition are as follows:

     STX Application Switching Platform ("STX").  STX was introduced in May 1996
as an integrated digital tandem switching system which allows scalability from
24 ports to a capacity of 1,024 ports per switch. The STX can be combined with
three additional STXs to provide a total capacity of 4,096 ports per system. The
current STX is not sufficiently developed to address NACT's objective of
targeting larger, more diverse telecommunications companies. To move into this
expanded customer base, NACT has multiple development tasks planned for the STX
product. NACT plans to incorporate into the STX certain features and
enhancements such as SS7 and E1 (discussed below), R-2 signaling, and Integrated
Services Digital Network, which are critical to the Company's strategy to
broaden its customer base. The SS7 and E1 features are considered new products
within the STX family of products.

     Master Control Unit ("MCU").  MCU is a database hub which can link up to
four switches, creating a larger capacity tandem switch. NACT is developing an
updated MCU, called the "redundant MCU", which allows for intelligent peripheral
or recognition of pre-paid caller numbers. Redundant MCU is an important
extension to the MCU system because it will allow a telecommunications company
to create an entire switching network outside of the public network owned by
major telecommunications firms.

     NTS Telemanagement and Billing System ("NTS").  NTS performs call rating,
accounting, switch management, invoicing, and traffic engineering for multiple
NACT switches. NACT recently finished
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development of an improved billing system, the NTS 2000, which is designed for
real-time transaction processing with graphical user interface and improved call
reports. The NTS 2000 is compatible with non-NACT switches. The NTS 2000 also
allows for customization of invoices and reports.

     E1 to T1 Conversion.  The T1 is the switchboard hardware used in the STX.
The T1 product has been in existence for several years. The E1 is the standard
switchboard used in Europe. NACT is creating a technology which facilitates
compatibility between the T1 and the switchboard hardware currently used in
Europe. In addition, NACT is currently developing enhanced switchboard hardware
called the T3, which will allow for more calls to pass through the switchboard
at one time. Both development efforts, the T3 and compatibility between E1 and
T1, are necessary as NACT moves into international markets.

     Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol ("TCP/IP")
Connectivity.  TCP/IP is the most common method of connecting personal
computers, workstations and servers. Other historically dominant networking
protocols, such as the local area network ("LAN") protocol and international
packet exchange/sequence packet exchange, are losing ground to TCP/IP. The
addition of TCP/IP is vital relative to NACT's strategic objective of offering
voice-over-Internet.

     68060.  The Company has now completed the incorporation of the Motorola
68060 processing board in the STX application platform to enable the STX to
support 2,048 ports per switch or 8,192 ports per integrated MCU system. With
this development, the STX can process significantly more call minutes per month,
with enhanced processing speed.

     Signaling System 7 ("SS7/C7").  SS7 is software that allows a call, which
normally would have to go through a series of switchboards to reach its
destination, to instead skip from the first switchboard to the last. With the
addition of this enhancement, the STX switch can interface with carriers more
quickly and efficiently. In addition, NACT is developing the C7, which is the
European version of the SS7.

     The seven technologies reflected above represent 11 of the 13 projects that
NACT had in development at the time of acquisition. The STX development consists
of four separate projects, and the MCU development consists of two separate
projects. These projects were at multiple stages along NACT's development
timeline. Some projects were beginning testing in NACT labs; others were at
earlier stages of planning and designing. These projects were scheduled for
release between December 1998 and December 2000. Revenue projections for the
in-process technologies reflected the anticipated release dates of each project.

     Revenue attributable to in-process technology was assumed to increase in
the first five years of the 12-year projection at annual rates ranging from
61.4% to 2.81%, decreasing over the remaining years at annual rates ranging from
16.0% to 48.5% as other products are released in the marketplace. Projected
annual revenue attributable to in-process technology ranged from approximately a
low of $8.0 million to a high of $101.1 million within the term of the
projections. These projections were based on assumed penetration of the existing
customer base and movement into new markets. Projected revenues from in-process
technology were assumed to peak in 2003 and decline from 2004 through 2009 as
other new products are expected to enter the market.

     In-process technology's contribution to the operating profit of NACT
(earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization) was
projected to grow within the projection period at annual rates ranging from a
high of 67.2% to a low of 2.8% during the first five years, decreasing during
the remaining years of the projection period similar to the revenue growth
projections described above. Projected in-process technology's annual
contribution to operating profit ranged from approximately $2.1 million to $29.3
million within the term of the projections.

     The discount rate used to value the existing technology of NACT was 14.0%.
This discount rate was estimated relative to the overall business discount rate
of 15.0% based on (1) the completed status of the

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products utilizing existing technology (i.e., the lack of development risk), and
(2) the potential for obsolescence of current products in the marketplace.

     The discount rate used to value the in-process technology of NACT was
15.0%. This discount rate was estimated relative to the overall business
discount rate of 15.0% based on (1) the incomplete status of the products
expected to utilize the in-process technology (i.e., development risk), (2) the
expected market risk of the planned products relative to the existing products,
(3) the emphasis on targeting larger customers for the planned products, (4) the
expected demand for the products from current and prospective NACT customers,
(5) the anticipated increase in NACT's sales force, and (6) the nature of
remaining development tasks relative to previous development efforts.

     Set forth in the table below are details relating to the in-process
research and development charge for the seven key NACT technologies, which
account for 11 of the 13 development projects (dollar amounts in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION
                                                                              AS OF
                                                                    -------------------------     ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETION
                                PERCENTAGE OF    COSTS INCURRED                                  AS OF THE ACQUISITION DATE FOR
                                 NACT IPR&D     AS OF ACQUISITION   ACQUISITION                 ---------------------------------
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT                CHARGE             DATE             DATE          9/30/99      1998        1999        2000
-------------------             -------------   -----------------   -----------      --------   ---------   ---------   ---------
<S>                             <C>             <C>                 <C>              <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
STX Hardware & Software.......       43%             $1,347             80%             96%        $56        $285
TCPIP.........................        7                 227             90             100           8          17
SS7/C7........................       14               1,280             72              90          54         324        $116
NTS2000.......................       26               1,425             91             100          54          82
E1/T1 conversion..............        6                 125             48              90          20         117
MCU...........................        1                 123             24              80          66         334
68060.........................        2                 218             48             100          60         178
</TABLE>

TELCO MERGER

     Telco develops and manufactures products focused on providing integrated
access for network services. Telco's products can be separated into three
categories: (1) broadband transmission products, (2) network access products,
and (3) bandwidth optimization products. Telco's products are deployed at the
edge of the service provider's networks to provide organizations with a
flexible, cost-effective means of transmitting voice, data, video and image
traffic over public or private networks.

     At the time of acquisition, Telco had several primary projects in
development relating to next-generation telecommunication and data network
hardware. These projects were at various stages in the development process. Some
were about to enter the testing phase of the initial hardware prototype, while
others were still in the early concept and design specification stages. These
projects were scheduled for commercial release at various points in time from
December 1998 through early 2000.

     Telco's in-process research and development projects are being developed to
run on new communications protocols and technologies not employed in its current
products. These include HDSL, SONET, Voice over IP and ATM inverse multiplexing.
Additionally, the products to be commercialized from Telco's in process research
and development are expected to include interface support not in Telco's current
product line, including E1, DS3 and OC3.

     A brief description of the significant in-process projects is set forth
below:

     Access 45/60 Release 1.  Access 45/60 Release 1 product provides
essentially the same functional service as the existing Access 45/60 network
access servers by providing highly reliable digital access to public, private
and hybrid networks, integrating multiple business applications through
cost-effective connections to dedicated, switched and packet network services.
However, unlike the current versions, the technology underlying the Release 1
(R1) version is based on high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (HDSL)
technology. This HDSL technology will enable high-density voice and data
applications to travel simultaneously over one
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to ten HDSL lines from a single platform, which will launch the R1 product into
a whole new loop market by eliminating the need for service providers to have
separate platforms for voice and data at the customer's premises or at the
provider's central office. Although the Access 45/60 R1 product is designed to
provide a service similar to the current Access 45/60 product, the core
functional technology of the new R1 is very different, and the target market of
the R1 product is different. This project was in the late stage of development
and has been recently completed.

     EdgeLink 100 E1 -- The EdgeLink 100 E1 version is an addition to the 100
family which will be marketed internationally. Conforming to all applicable ETSI
and ITU standards, this product will provide a cornerstone to the next
generation of international product offerings. This product was in the early
stage of development at the time of acquisition, and is expected to achieve
commercial viability by the end of 1999. Software code generation was completed
in April 1999. Prototype builds for initial units were completed in June 1999,
and initial beta field tests are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of
1999.

     EdgeLink 300 -- The EdgeLink 300 is an intelligent integrated access
device, which will provide low cost integration of voice and data services at
the customer premise by incorporating the functionality of several different
customer premise devices to allow low cost integration of POTS (plain old
telephone service), PBX, corporate LAN access and Internet access services in a
single box. The product can be connected to the network via a DS1, SDSL or HDSL.
These multiple access choices allow for lowest cost access to customers under
various regulatory conditions. This project was acquired by Telco through its
acquisition of Synaptyx in October of 1998. This product was in the late stage
of development and was introduced in the first half of 1999.

     SONET Edge Device -- The SONET Edge Device is a next-generation edge device
expected to provide access to SONET networks. This access device will be
designed to take a T1 voice input from a PBX or an Access60 and convert to SONET
formatted tributaries and send it out via a traditional STS1 interface.

     This project was in the early stage of development at the time of
acquisition, and was not expected to reach commercial viability until early
2000. This project has recently been consolidated with the EdgeLink 650/IMA. The
consolidated project is currently expected to be introduced in the third quarter
of 2000.

     EdgeLink 600 -- The EdgeLink 600 ATM access device is expected to be the
first of Telco's new class of remote access systems designed to support
mission-critical multimedia traffic with guaranteed end-to-end quality of
service. This device is expected to consolidate mission-critical data, voice and
video traffic onto ATM or Frame Relay networks, allowing cost effective video
conferencing and voice integration without compromising critical data traffic.
These systems will address users who wish to take advantage of the quality and
cost effectiveness of ATM but do not wish to run ATM to their desktop.

     Although much of the hardware and software design documentation and the
board layouts have been completed, in the second quarter of 1999 the development
of this product has been temporarily suspended to allow the Company to focus its
development efforts on completing certain other projects.

     EdgeLink 650 IMA -- The EdgeLink 650 ATM device will be designed to be a
multislot version of the Edgelink600 with DS3 and NxDS1 interface support. This
product will incorporate an ATM Inverse Multiplexer (IMA). This product was in
the early stage of development at the time of acquisition, and was expected to
reach commercial viability in early 2000. This project has recently been
consolidated with the SONET Edge Device. The consolidated project is currently
expected to be introduced in the third quarter of 2000.

     Voice-Over-Packet Engines -- Voice-over-packet refers to sending voice
transmissions over packet-based communication protocols, such as internet
protocols (IP telephony), Frame Relay, or ATM. Telco is currently developing the
software and hardware for a generic "engine" to be integrated into the EdgeLink
family of products to enable this functionality. This product was in the mid
stage of development at the time of

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acquisition, and is expected to be commercially viable by mid-2000. Software
code generation is expected to be completed in March 2000; prototype builds for
initial units are expected to be completed in May 2000; and initial beta field
tests are expected to begin in July 2000.

     HyperSPAN SMUG -- A new application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is
being designed to be integrated into the HyperSPAN multiplexer boards in order
to (i) avoid technological obsolescence, and (ii) to reduce production costs.
The development of this replacement technology was at an early to mid stage at
the time of acquisition and is expected to be commercially viable by early 2000.

     Set forth in the table below are details relating to the significant Telco
in-process research and development projects (dollar amounts in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           PERCENTAGE OF
                                                                          COMPLETION AS OF
                                   PERCENTAGE OF                       ----------------------   ESTIMATED COSTS TO COMPLETION
                                       TELCO        COSTS INCURRED                              AS OF THE ACQUISITION DATE FOR
                                       IPR&D       AS OF ACQUISITION   ACQUISITION              ------------------------------
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT                   CHARGE             DATE             DATE       9/30/99     1998       1999        2000
-------------------                -------------   -----------------   -----------   --------   ------    --------    --------
<S>                                <C>             <C>                 <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>
Access 45/60 Release 1...........        1%             $2,610             72%          98%      $ 77      $  923
EdgeLink 100 E1..................        4                 880             47           85         76         914
EdgeLink 650/IMA/Sonet IAD.......       22               2,920             32           50        422       5,068      $1,000
Voice over Packet................       11               1,730             45           90        162       1,948
EdgeLink 300.....................       48               2,200             90          100        100         200
EdgeLink 600.....................       12               3,300             85           95        197         393
Hyperspan SMUG...................        2                 760             77           95         38         192
</TABLE>

     If these projects are not completed as planned, the in-process research and
development will have no alternative use. Failure of the in-process technologies
to achieve technological feasibility may adversely affect the future
profitability of World Access.

     Revenue attributable to Telco's aggregate in-process technology was assumed
to increase over the first six years of the projection period at annual rates
ranging from a high of 103.6% to a low of 3.8%, reflecting both the displacement
of Telco's old products by these new products as well as the expected growth in
the overall market in which Telco's products compete. Thereafter, revenues are
projected to decline over the remaining projection period at annual rates
ranging from 15.2% to 42.6%, as the acquired in process technologies become
obsolete and are replaced by newer technologies.

     Management's projected annual revenues attributable to the aggregate
acquired in-process technologies, which assume that all such technologies
achieve technological feasibility, ranged from a low of approximately $39.0
million to a high of approximately $276 million. Projected revenues were
projected to peak in 2004 and decline thereafter through 2009 as other new
products enter the market.

     The acquired in-process technology's contribution to the operating income
was projected to grow over the first five years of the projection period at
annual rates ranging from a high of 240.9% to a low of 22.2% with one
intermediate year of marginally declining operating income. Thereafter, the
contribution to operating income was projected to decline through the projection
period. The acquired in-process technology's contribution to operating income
ranged from a low of approximately $4.4 million to a high of approximately $70.5
million.

     The discount rate used to value the existing Telco technology was 20.0%.
This discount rate was selected because of the asset's intangible
characteristics, the risk associated with the economic life expectations of the
technology and potential obsolescence of legacy products, and the risk
associated with the financial assumptions with respect to the projections used
in the analysis.

     The discount rate used to value the in-process Telco technologies was
25.0%. This discount rate was selected due to several incremental inherent
risks. First, the actual useful economic life of such technologies may differ
from the estimates used in the analysis. Second, risks associated with the
financial projections on the specific products that comprise the acquired
in-process research and development. The third factor was

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the incomplete and unproven nature of the technologies. Finally, future
technological advances that are currently unknown may negatively impact the
economic and functional viability of the in-process R&D.

     The discount rates used to value in-process research and development are
different in each of the three mergers due to the following factors: (i) the
nature of the markets for the products under development, including factors such
as market size, ability to enter the markets, competitive landscape, possibility
of technological obsolescence, and target customer base, and (ii) the nature of
the acquired businesses, including the historical success with product
introductions, ability to meet development milestones, strength of the sales and
marketing organizations, access to market channels and strength of the brand
names.

NOTE 7.  RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

SUMMARY

     During 1998, the Company approved and began implementing two restructuring
programs designed to reduce operating costs, outsource manufacturing
requirements and focus Company resources on recently acquired business units
containing proprietary technology or services.

     In the first quarter of 1998, the Company approved and began implementing a
restructuring program to consolidate several operations and exit the contract
manufacturing business. In connection with these activities, the Company
recorded restructuring and other charges of approximately $6.6 million of which
$1.1 million was charged to continuing operations and $5.5 million was charged
to discontinued operations. This restructuring activity was substantially
completed as of June 30, 1998.

     In the fourth quarter of 1998, in connection with the (i) NACT, Telco and
Resurgens Mergers; (ii) election of several new outside directors to the
Company's Board; and (iii) appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, the
Company approved and began implementing a major restructuring program to
reorganize its operating structure, consolidate several facilities, outsource
its manufacturing requirements, rationalize its product offerings and related
development efforts, and pursue other potential synergies expected to be
realized as a result of the integration of recently acquired businesses. In
connection with these activities, the Company recorded restructuring and other
charges of approximately $43.0 million of which $36.2 million was charged to
continuing operations and $6.8 million was charged to discontinued operations.
As of the date of this Report, the Company has substantially completed these
restructuring activities.

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     The following details the charges during the first nine months of 1999 to
reserves established in connection with the fourth quarter 1998 restructuring
program (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    RESERVE BALANCE     1999     RESERVE BALANCE
                                                      AT 12/31/98     ACTIVITY     AT 9/30/99
                                                    ---------------   --------   ---------------
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>        <C>
Reorganize Operating Structure
  Employee termination benefits...................      $  449         $  307        $  142
  Idle facility costs.............................         258            249             9
  Other...........................................         304            278            26
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         1,011            834           177
Consolidation of ATI and Telco
  Employee termination benefits...................       1,175          1,012           163
  Idle facility costs.............................         577            207           370
  Other...........................................         300            128           172
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         2,052          1,347           705
Outsource Manufacturing
  Employee termination benefits...................         310            310            --
  Idle facility costs.............................         365            365            --
  Other...........................................         332            332            --
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         1,007          1,007            --
Product Line Rationalization......................         568            338           230
                                                        ------         ------        ------
          Total...................................      $4,638         $3,526        $1,112
                                                        ======         ======        ======
</TABLE>

     Costs associated with the reorganized operating structure consist primarily
of termination benefits payable to the Company's former President, which will be
paid throughout 1999, and remaining lease obligations on the Company's Equipment
Group headquarters facility in Alpharetta, Georgia. In February 1999, Equipment
Group personnel relocated to the Company's headquarters in Atlanta and the
facility was closed.

     Restructuring costs also included amounts associated with the consolidation
of the Company's ATI operations in Wilmington, Massachusetts into Telco's
facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. Manufacturing of ATI's wireless radios has
been out-sourced to a contact manufacturer and all other aspects of ATI's
operations are being integrated into Telco's existing operating infrastructure.
Severance and other termination benefits of approximately $1.2 million are to be
paid to approximately 60 ATI employees as the consolidation program is completed
during 1999. A provision of $577,000 was recorded for the costs associated with
the idle portion of the Wilmington facility, which is leased through November
2000.

     An integral part of the restructuring program was the Company's decision to
outsource all its electrical manufacturing requirements and sell its Alpharetta,
Georgia manufacturing facility to an established contract manufacturer.
Severance and other termination benefits of $426,000 were provided for in
December 1998 to approximately 25 personnel. The Company completed the sale of
its manufacturing operations in March 1999. The actual loss incurred in
connection with the sale did not differ materially from the amounts recorded in
the restructuring charges. As part of this sale agreement, the Company committed
to purchase a minimum of $15.0 million of products and services from the
contract manufacturer in each of three consecutive 12 month periods beginning
April 1, 1999.

     Costs related to product line rationalization related to the phase out of
the Company's Compact Digital Exchange ("CDX") switch. In January 1999, the
Company elected to reallocate development resources targeted for the CDX switch
as a stand-alone product to the integration of the central office functionally
of the

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

CDX switch and the long-distance functionality of NACT's switch into a common,
next generation technology platform. Costs incurred in 1999 related primarily to
engineering efforts incurred related to 1998 and prior CDX contracts.

NOTE 8.  INVENTORIES

     Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999            1998
                                                              -------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>
Transport and access products...............................     $ 7,975        $ 8,723
Switching products..........................................       1,943            986
Cellular equipment..........................................      16,401          9,421
Work in progress............................................       1,881          4,953
Raw materials...............................................       7,957         12,425
                                                                 -------        -------
Continuing operations.......................................      36,157         36,508
Discontinued operations.....................................       4,280         12,083
                                                                 -------        -------
          Total Inventories.................................     $40,437        $48,591
                                                                 =======        =======
</TABLE>

     During the first quarter of 1999, in connection with the sale of the
Company's Alpharetta, Georgia manufacturing facility and the outsourcing of
manufacturing for ATI's wireless radios, the Company sold approximately $3.3
million and $2.1 million of inventories, respectively. In the second quarter of
1999, the Company wrote down inventories of the discontinued operations by $6.5
million to adjust the carrying cost to net realizable value.

NOTE 9.  REPORTABLE SEGMENT DATA

     The Company has two reportable segments: telecommunications carrier
services ("World Access Telecommunications Group") and telecommunications
equipment ("World Access Equipment Group"). The World Access Telecommunications
Group provides wholesale international long distance service through a
combination of its own international network facilities, various international
termination relationships and resale arrangements with other international long
distance service providers. The World Access Equipment Group develops,
manufactures and markets digital switches, billing and network telemanagement
systems, cellular base stations, fixed wireless local loop systems, intelligent
multiplexers, digital microwave radio systems and other telecommunications
network products.

     The World Access Telecommunications Group consists of the Resurgens
business which was acquired in December 1998, Comm/Net which was acquired in May
1999 and a portion of the NACT business which was acquired in February and
October 1998.

     The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on
operating income or loss before interest and other income, interest expense and
income taxes. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Intersegment
sales and transfers are recorded at cost plus a markup that equals current
market prices. There were no significant intersegment sales during the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and the year ended December 31, 1998.

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

     The Company's reportable segments are business units that offer different
products and services. The reportable segments are each managed separately due
to the unique nature of each segment (i.e., selling telecommunications equipment
versus providing international long distance services). The following tables
present revenues and other financial information by business segment (in
thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               EQUIPMENT   TELECOM              CONTINUING   DISCONTINUED
                                                 GROUP      GROUP      OTHER    OPERATIONS    OPERATIONS     TOTAL
                                               ---------   --------   -------   ----------   ------------   --------
<S>                                            <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>
Revenues from external customers
  1999.......................................  $195,000    $329,290   $    --    $524,290      $18,702      $542,992
  1998.......................................    93,021       1,174        --      94,195       42,829       137,024
In-process research and development
  1999.......................................        --          --        --          --           --            --
  1998.......................................    35,400          --        --      35,400           --        35,400
Restructuring and other charges
  1999.......................................        --          --        --          --       13,662        13,662
  1998.......................................     1,055          --        --       1,055        5,545         6,600
Segment income or loss
  1999.......................................    21,072       6,804    (5,229)     22,647      (14,364)        8,283
  1998.......................................   (19,867)         32    (3,788)    (23,623)       2,922       (20,701)
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               EQUIPMENT   TELECOM              CONTINUING   DISCONTINUED
                                                 GROUP      GROUP      OTHER    OPERATIONS    OPERATIONS     TOTAL
                                               ---------   --------   -------   ----------   ------------   --------
<S>                                            <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>
Segment assets
  As of September 30, 1999...................   384,892     238,476    95,681     719,049        8,860       727,909
  As of December 31, 1998....................   380,721     161,137    40,803     582,661       31,151       613,812
</TABLE>

NOTE 10.  LITIGATION

     Following the Company's announcement on January 5, 1999, regarding earnings
expectations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1998, and the
subsequent decline in the price of the Company's common stock, 22 putative class
action complaints were filed against the Company in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division (the "Court"). The
Company and certain of its then current officers and directors were named as
defendants. A second decline in the Company's stock price occurred shortly after
actual earnings were announced on February 11, 1999, and a few of these cases
were amended, and additional, similar complaints were filed. The pending cases
were consolidated pursuant to an order entered by the Court on April 28, 1999.
The Court has deferred ruling on a pending motion regarding the appointment of
lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.

     The plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (the
"Amended Complaint") on May 28, 1999, naming as defendants the Company and
certain of its directors and executive officers. In the Amended Complaint, the
plaintiffs have asserted claims for violations of the federal securities laws
arising from alleged misstatements of material information in and/or omissions
of material information from certain of the Company's securities filings and
other public disclosures, principally related to alleged performance problems
with the Company's CDX switch and alleged customer and sales problems arising
therefrom. Although the issue of class certification has not yet been addressed,
the Amended Complaint is filed on behalf of: (a) persons who purchased shares of
the Company's common stock during the period from April 29, 1997 through
February 11, 1999; (b) shareholders of Telco who received shares of the
Company's common stock as a result of the Company's acquisition of Telco that
closed on November 30, 1998; and (c) shareholders of NACT who received shares of
the Company's common stock as a result of the Company's acquisition of NACT that
closed on October 28, 1998. The plaintiffs have requested damages in an
unspecified amount and litigation expenses in their Amended Complaint.

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

     On June 28, 1999, the defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint on
both substantive and procedural grounds. The motion is currently pending before
the Court. Although the Company and the individuals named as defendants deny
that they have violated any of the requirements or obligations of the federal
securities laws, there can be no assurance that the Company will not sustain
material liability as a result of or related to this shareholder suit.

NOTE 11.  INCOME TAXES

     The Company's provision for income taxes attributable to continuing
operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 was $20.3 million or
approximately 47.4% of income from continuing operations before income taxes.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory federal and state income tax rates due to non-deductible expenses,
primarily goodwill amortization.

NOTE 12.  SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF WA TELCOM PRODUCTS CO., INC.

     On October 28, 1998, World Access, Inc. reorganized its operations into a
holding company structure and changed its name to WA Telcom Products Co., Inc.
("WA Telcom"). As a result of the reorganization, WA Telcom became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of WAXS INC., which subsequently changed its name to
World Access, Inc. and is the Company filing this Report. Pursuant to the
reorganization, the Company exchanged each outstanding share of common stock of
WA Telcom for one share of common stock of the Company, converted each option
and warrant to purchase shares of common stock of WA Telcom into options and
warrants to purchase a like number of shares of common stock of the Company, and
fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of the $115.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 4.5% convertible subordinated notes due October 2002
previously issued by WA Telcom.

     Set forth below is summarized financial information of WA Telcom presented
for the information of its debtholders. The summarized financial information
presented below includes the results of operations for the following businesses
from their respective dates of acquisitions: Cellular Infrastructure Supply,
Inc. -- January 1997; Galaxy Personal Communications Services, Inc. -- July
1997; ATI -- January 1998; NACT -- February 1998; Telco -- November 1998 and
Resurgens -- December 1998.

                           BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  1999            1998
                                                              -------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>
Current assets..............................................    $165,992        $162,554
Non-current assets..........................................     313,996         300,139
Total assets................................................     479,988         462,693
Current liabilities.........................................     111,461          70,976
Non-current liabilities.....................................     142,912         138,529
Stockholders equity.........................................     225,615         253,188
Total liabilities and stockholders equity...................     479,988         462,693
</TABLE>

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

                        OPERATING STATEMENT INFORMATION
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                              SEPTEMBER 30, 1999(1)
                                                              ---------------------
<S>                                                           <C>
Total sales.................................................        $428,498
Gross profit................................................          65,039
Income (loss) from continuing operations....................          10,793
Income (loss) from discontinued operations(2)...............         (14,364)
Net income..................................................          (3,571)
</TABLE>

---------------

(1) No operating statement information is presented for the nine months ended
    September 30, 1998 as the holding company reorganization was not completed
    until October 28, 1998.
(2) Reflects the Company's plan to sell all of its non-core businesses, which
    consist of the resale of Nortel and other original equipment manufacturers'
    wireline switching equipment, third party repair of telecom equipment and
    pay telephone refurbishment. The discontinued operations had total assets of
    $8.9 million and $31.1 million as of September 30, 1999 and December 31,
    1998, respectively, and total liabilities of $5.0 million and $7.8 million
    as of September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively.

NOTE 13.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

FACILICOM MERGER

     On August 17, 1999 the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement
with FaciliCom International, Inc., a privately owned company that is a leading
facilities-based provider of European and U.S. originated international
long-distance voice, data and Internet services. Pursuant to the terms of the
agreement, the shareholders of FaciliCom will receive the following
consideration:

     - an amount of cash and/or the Company's common stock equal in value to
       $56.0 million;

     - approximately 369,400 shares, or $369.4 million in aggregate liquidation
       preference, of World Access Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C; and

     - approximately 520,000 vested options that each may be exercised for one
       share of the Company's common stock at an average exercise price of $3.06
       per share.

Once this transaction has been completed, former FaciliCom shareholders will
hold approximately 24% of the Company's common stock on an as-converted basis.
The Preferred Stock bears no dividend and is convertible into shares of the
Company's common stock at a conversion rate of $20.38 per common share, subject
to adjustment in the event of below market issuances of common stock, stock
dividends, subdivisions, combinations, reclassifications and other distributions
with respect to World Access common stock. If the closing trading price of the
Company's common stock exceeds $20.38 per share for 60 consecutive trading days,
the Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock. Initially, the
holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to elect four new directors to
the Company's Board of Directors. Except for the election of directors, the
holders of the Preferred Stock will vote on an as-converted basis with the
holders of the Company's common stock.

     The closing of the transaction is conditioned upon a majority of the
holders of FaciliCom 10 1/2% Series B Senior Notes due 2008 agreeing to waive
put rights and defaults triggered by the merger and amend the indenture
governing the FaciliCom notes to provide additional flexibility under the
limitation on indebtedness and limitation on asset sales covenants of the
indenture. On October 12, 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with
FaciliCom and the holders of a majority in interest of the FaciliCom notes in
which the Company agreed, under certain circumstances, to make an exchange offer
for the outstanding FaciliCom notes for the exchange consideration and those
holders agreed to tender their FaciliCom notes in exchange for the
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                      WORLD ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

exchange consideration. Under the terms of the exchange offer, each $1,000
principal amount of FaciliCom notes will be exchanged for:

     (1) $1,000 principal amount of exchange notes, which have terms and
         conditions substantially identical in all material respects to the
         terms of the outstanding FaciliCom notes except:

        - World Access, and not FaciliCom, is responsible for payment of all
          amounts due on the exchange notes;

        - the interest rate on the exchange notes is 13.25% per annum;

        - the Company will be obligated to make an offer to purchase the
          exchange notes with the cash proceeds from some asset sales;

        - the amounts to redeem the exchange notes prior to 2006 are greater
          than the equivalent payments under the FaciliCom notes; and

        - the covenants in the indenture governing the terms of the exchange
          notes allow the Company more flexibility to incur indebtedness, make
          some restricted payments, enter into some transactions with
          affiliates, permit restrictions on the payment of dividends, conduct
          our telecommunications equipment business and undertake some asset
          sales than was allowed under the FaciliCom indenture;

     (2) such number of shares of the Company's common stock having an aggregate
         market value of $50; and

     (3) a cash payment of $10.

The transaction is also subject to the following conditions:

     - approval of the Company's shareholders at a meeting currently scheduled
       for December 7, 1999;

     - expiration of applicable waiting periods under applicable antitrust and
       anticompetition laws in Sweden, Germany and Finland; and

     - approval of the transfer to World Access of FaciliCom's
       telecommunications licenses by the Federal Communications Commission and
       other applicable regulatory authorities.

WorldCom Network Services, Inc., The 1818 Fund III, L.P. and John D. Phillips,
which represent in the aggregate approximately 24% of the current voting power
of the Company's common stock, have entered into a Voting Agreement whereby they
have committed to vote in favor of the merger. Armstrong International
Telecommunications, Inc., Epic Interests, Inc. and BFV Associates, Inc., which
are the majority stockholders of FaciliCom, have already approved the merger.
The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 1999 and will be
accounted for as a purchase transaction.

PRIVATE PLACEMENT

     On October 13, 1999 the Company received commitments from a group of
institutional and sophisticated investors to purchase $75.0 million of the
Company's common stock in a private transaction that is conditioned upon, among
other things, and will close simultaneously with the Company's pending merger
with FaciliCom. The majority of the proceeds from this private placement will be
used to fund the cash portion of the FaciliCom merger, including related fees
and expenses. The common stock to be issued will be priced at the average
trading value of the Company's common stock during a five day period prior to
the closing of the FaciliCom merger, with the purchase price to be no lower than
$13.00 per share and no higher than $17.00 per share.

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           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)

ISSUANCE OF SECURED LOAN

     On October 19, 1999, the Company funded a $2.0 million loan to Long
Distance International, Inc. ("LDI"), a privately held provider of retail
telecommunications services throughout Western Europe, as a participant in a
Loan Facility between an existing secured creditor and LDI. Loans made pursuant
to the Loan Facility are secured by certain assets of LDI, bear interest at
12.25% per annum and are due July 20, 2000. The Company also has entered into
discussions with LDI regarding a potential business transaction between the two
companies.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This Form 10-Q Report contains certain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby.
Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or
statements of current condition. Some forward looking statements may be
identified by use of such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "intends", or
"expects". These forward-looking statements relate to the plans, objectives and
expectations of the Company for future operations. In light of the risks and
uncertainties inherent in all such projected operational matters, the inclusion
of forward-looking statements in this Report should not be regarded as a
representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives or plans
of the Company will be achieved or that any of the Company's operating
expectations will be realized.

     Factors that could cause actual results to differ from the results
discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
Company's dependence on (i) recently introduced products and products under
development; (ii) successful integration of new acquisitions; (iii) the impact
of technological change on the Company's products and services; (iv) changes in
customer rates per minute; (v) termination of certain service agreements or
inability to enter into additional service agreements; (vi) changes in or
developments under domestic or foreign laws, regulations, licensing requirements
or telecommunications standards; (vii) changes in the availability of
transmission facilities; (viii) loss of the services of key officers; (ix) loss
of a customer which provides significant revenues to the Company; (x) highly
competitive market conditions in the industry; and (xi) concentration of credit
risk. The foregoing review of the important factors should not be considered as
exhaustive. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results
of any future revisions it may make to forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.

OVERVIEW

     The Company provides international long distance voice and data services
and proprietary network equipment to the global telecommunications markets. The
World Access Telecommunications Group (the "Telecommunications Group"), provides
wholesale international long distance service through a combination of its own
international network facilities, various international termination
relationships and resale arrangements with other international long distance
service providers. The World Access Equipment Group (the "Equipment Group"),
develops, manufactures and markets digital switches, billing and network
telemanagement systems, cellular base stations, fixed wireless local loop
systems, intelligent multiplexers, digital microwave radio systems and other
telecommunications network products. To support and complement its product
sales, the Company also provides its customers with a broad range of network
design, engineering, testing, installation and other value-added services.

     During 1998, the Company substantially enhanced its offering of proprietary
equipment by acquiring three businesses. In the first quarter of 1998, the
Company acquired ATI, a designer and manufacturer of digital microwave and
millimeterwave radio systems for voice, data and/or video applications and a
majority stake in NACT, a single-source provider of advanced telecommunications
switching platforms with integrated telephony software applications and network
telemanagement capabilities. In October 1998, the Company acquired the remaining
minority interest in NACT. In November 1998, the Company acquired Telco, a
designer and manufacturer of broadband transmission, network access and
bandwidth optimization products.

     During 1998, Telco began upgrading its core product portfolio to
incorporate new technologies and strategically position it for the impending
evolution of telecommunications markets. Prior to its acquisition by the
Company, Telco made two strategic acquisitions in 1998 that expanded its product
offerings from the circuit switched market into packet switched, frame relay and
ATM markets.

     In December 1998, the Company acquired Resurgens, a provider of wholesale
international long distance services. Resurgens now conducts its business as the
Telecommunications Group. As a result of the Resurgens

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acquisition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCI WorldCom, Inc. ("MCI Worldcom"), a
major customer and vendor of Resurgens, now owns approximately 12% of the
outstanding common stock of the Company.

     Through its acquisitions in 1998, the Company believes it is now positioned
to offer its customers complete telecommunications network solutions, including
access to international long distance, proprietary equipment, and network
planning services. The Company's management believes that numerous synergies
exist as a result of these acquisitions, including cross-selling opportunities,
technology development and cost savings.

     In December 1998, John D. ("Jack") Phillips was appointed the Company's new
President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Phillips was formerly the President
and Chief Executive Officer of Resurgens. Also in December 1998, two new outside
directors joined the Company's Board.

     In connection with the recently completed acquisitions, the appointment of
a new Chief Executive Officer and the election of new directors, the Company
approved and began implementing a major restructuring program in late 1998 to
reorganize its operating structure, consolidate several facilities, outsource
its manufacturing requirements, rationalize its product offerings and related
development efforts, and pursue other potential synergies expected to be
realized as a result of the integration of recently acquired businesses. As of
the date of this Report, the restructuring activities are substantially
complete.

     In December 1998, the Company formalized its plan to offer for sale all of
its non-core businesses, which consist of the resale of Nortel and other
original equipment manufacturers' wireline switching equipment, third party
repair of telecom equipment and pay telephone refurbishment. These businesses
have been accounted for as discontinued operations and, accordingly, their
results of operations have been excluded from continuing operations in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.

     In April 1999, the Company raised approximately $47.8 million in equity,
net of expenses, through the sale of 50,000 newly issued shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to The 1818 Fund III, a private equity partnership organized to
acquire substantial, non-controlling, long-term ownership positions in growing,
strongly positioned companies. The General Partner of the 1818 Fund III is Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH"), America's largest private bank and the oldest
owner-managed business partnership in the country. Upon the closing of the
transaction, Lawrence C. Tucker, a partner at BBH and co-manager of The 1818
Fund III, became a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

     In May 1999, the Company acquired substantially all the assets and assumed
certain liabilities of Comm/Net, a facilities-based provider of wholesale
international long distance and wholesale prepaid calling card services,
primarily to the Mexican telecommunications market. Comm/Net's facilities and
dedicated bandwidth agreements expand the Telecommunications Group's dedicated
network facilities into Mexico and will serve as a foundation for network
development in other Latin American countries.

     On August 17, 1999, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement
with FaciliCom, a leading facilities-based provider of European and U.S.
originated international long-distance voice, data and Internet services.
FaciliCom has invested over $200 million during the past two years to establish
an extensive and high quality switching and transport network throughout Europe.
This transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1999 (see
Note 13 to "Consolidated Financial Statements").

     During the past few years, the Company has significantly strengthened its
balance sheet through improved operating results, the recently completed sale of
$50.0 million of Series A Preferred Stock, a $115.0 million sale of convertible
subordinated notes, a $26.2 million secondary public equity offering and a $75.0
million credit facility. The Company has used this capital for acquisitions and
to support the working capital requirements associated with the Company's
growth.

QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS

     The Company's quarterly operating results are difficult to forecast with
any degree of accuracy because a number of factors subject these results to
significant fluctuations. As a result, the Company believes that

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period-to-period comparisons of its operating results are not necessarily
meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.

     The Telecommunications Group carrier service revenues, costs and expenses
have fluctuated significantly in the past and are likely to continue to
fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of numerous factors. The
Company's revenues in any given period can vary due to factors such as call
volume fluctuations, particularly in regions with relatively high per-minute
rates; the addition or loss of major customers, whether through competition,
merger, consolidation or otherwise; the loss of economically beneficial routing
options for the termination of the Company's traffic; financial difficulties of
major customers; pricing pressure resulting from increased competition; and
technical difficulties with or failures of portions of the Company's network
that impact the Company's ability to provide service to or bill its customers.
The Company's operating expenses in any given period can vary due to factors
such as fluctuations in rates charged by carriers to terminate traffic;
increases in bad debt expense and reserves; the timing of capital expenditures,
and other costs associated with acquiring or obtaining other rights to switching
and other transmission facilities; and costs associated with changes in staffing
levels of sales, marketing, technical support and administrative personnel. In
addition, the Company's operating results can vary due to factors such as
changes in routing due to variations in the quality of vendor transmission
capability; loss of favorable routing options; the amount of, and the accounting
policy for, return traffic under operating agreements; actions by domestic or
foreign regulatory entities; the level, timing and pace of the Company's
expansion in international and commercial markets; and general domestic and
international economic and political conditions. Further, a substantial portion
of transmission capacity used by the Company is obtained on a variable, per
minute and short-term basis, subjecting the Company to the possibility of
unanticipated price increases and service cancellations. Since the Company does
not generally have long-term arrangements for the purchase or resale of long
distance services, and since rates fluctuate significantly over short periods of
time, the Company's operating results may vary significantly.

     As the Equipment Group increases its number of telecommunications product
offerings, its future operating results may vary significantly depending on
factors such as the timing and shipment of significant orders, new product
offerings by the Company and its competitors, market acceptance of new and
enhanced versions of the Company's products, changes in pricing policies by the
Company and its competitors, the availability of new technologies, the mix of
distribution channels through which the Company's products are sold, the
inability to obtain sufficient supplies of sole or limited source components for
the Company's products, gains or losses of significant customers, the timing of
customers' upgrade and expansion programs, changes in the level of operating
expenses, the timing of acquisitions, seasonality and general economic
conditions.

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RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     The following table sets forth certain financial data expressed as a
percentage of total sales from continuing operations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                         SEPTEMBER 30,           SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                       ------------------      -----------------
                                                        1999        1998       1999        1998
                                                       ------      ------      -----      ------
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Carrier service revenues.........................       64.3%        1.7%       62.8%        2.0%
Equipment sales..................................       35.7        98.3        37.2        98.0
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Total sales.................................      100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0
Cost of carrier services.........................       55.4         1.6        54.9         1.7
Cost of services network.........................        2.0         0.1         2.7         0.1
Cost of equipment sold...........................       20.8        50.8        21.1        50.7
Amortization of acquired technology..............        0.6          --         0.7          --
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Total cost of sales.........................       78.8        52.5        79.4        52.5
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Gross profit................................       21.2        47.5        20.6        47.5
Research and development.........................        2.2         4.9         2.5         4.5
Selling, general and administrative..............        7.7        13.6         8.2        12.2
Amortization of goodwill.........................        1.6         2.6         1.9         2.6
Provision for doubtful accounts..................        0.7         0.4         0.5         0.4
In-process research and development..............         --          --          --        37.6
Restructuring and other charges..................         --          --          --         0.6
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Operating income (loss).....................        9.0        26.0         7.5       (10.4)
Gain on exchange of securities...................        4.3          --         1.6          --
Interest and other income........................        0.5         2.3         0.5         3.0
Interest expense.................................       (1.4)       (4.5)       (1.4)       (4.9)
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Income (loss) from continuing operations
       before income taxes and minority
       interests.................................       12.4        23.8         8.2       (12.3)
Income taxes.....................................        5.4         9.6         3.9        10.0
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Income (loss) from continuing operations
       before minority interests.................        7.0        14.2         4.3       (22.3)
Minority interests in earnings of subsidiary.....         --         3.0          --         2.8
                                                       -----       -----       -----      ------
     Income (loss) from continuing operations....        7.0%       11.2%        4.3%      (25.1)%
                                                       =====       =====       =====      ======
</TABLE>

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 CONTINUING OPERATIONS COMPARED TO THREE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     Sales.  Total sales increased $166.8 million, or 460.1%, to $203.0 million
in the third quarter of 1999 from $36.2 million in the third quarter of 1998.

     Carrier service revenues were $130.5 million in the third quarter of 1999
as compared to $629,000, in the third quarter of 1998 which consisted of
facilities management services at NACT. This increase is due to revenues from
Resurgens which was acquired in December 1998 and Comm/Net which was acquired in
May 1999 and represented an increase of approximately $17.2 million, or 15.2%,
over carrier service revenues realized by the Company in the second quarter of
1999.

     Equipment sales increased $37.0 million, or 103.7% to $72.6 million in the
third quarter of 1999 from $35.6 million in the third quarter of 1998. The
increase in equipment sales related to increases in sales of switching products
by NACT, cellular equipment by CIS, and the Company's newly acquired
transmission and access products business, Telco, which was acquired in November
1998.

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     Gross Profit.  Gross profit increased $25.9 million, or 150.2%, to $43.1
million in the third quarter of 1999 from $17.2 million in the third quarter of
1998. Gross profit margin decreased to 21.2% in the third quarter of 1999 as
compared to 47.5% in the third quarter of 1998.

     Carrier service gross profit increased to $14.0 million in the third
quarter of 1999 from $1,000 in the third quarter of 1998. Gross profit margin
was 10.7% in the third quarter of 1999 as compared to 8.2% in the second quarter
of 1999. Gross profit margin was 0.2% in the third quarter of 1998, which
consisted of facilities management services at NACT. Variable gross margins on
these revenues, which excludes the fixed costs associated with the services
network, increased to 13.8% in the third quarter of 1999 from the 12.1% that the
Company realized in the second quarter of 1999. The increase in variable margins
is due to increased economies of scale associated with the internal services
network and an increase in the number of direct and transit agreements.

     Equipment Group gross profit increased $11.9 million, or 69.2%, to $29.1
million in the third quarter of 1999 from $17.2 million in the third quarter of
1998. Gross profit margin decreased to 40.1% in the third quarter of 1999 from
48.4% in the third quarter of 1998. The decreased margin performance of the
Equipment Group relates to the $1.2 million of amortization of acquired
technology costs in the third quarter 1999 relating to the technology acquired
in the Telco and NACT acquisitions, digital radio systems sold by ATI, which
included sales of the new WavePLEX radio system which carries a lower profit
margin than the Equipment Group's other proprietary products, and lower margins
on sales of cellular equipment sold by CIS over the third quarter of 1998,
resulting from large contract price negotiations which enabled CIS to obtain
sales growth of 39.0% over the third quarter of 1998.

     Research and Development.  Research and development expenses which relate
exclusively to the Equipment Group increased $2.7 million, or 153.6%, to $4.5
million in the third quarter of 1999 from $1.8 million in the third quarter of
1998. The increase in expenses was attributable to the acquisitions of Telco,
NACT and ATI due to the proprietary nature of their existing products requiring
sustaining engineering expenses and their on-going product development efforts.
Research and development expenses increased to 6.2% of total equipment sales in
the third quarter of 1999 from 5.0% of total equipment sales in the third
quarter of 1998.

     Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $10.7 million, or 215.8%, to $15.6 million in
the third quarter of 1999 from $4.9 million in the third quarter of 1998. The
increase primarily related to expenses associated with the operations of
Resurgens and Telco, which were acquired in the fourth quarter of 1998.
Economies of scale have resulted in selling, general and administrative expenses
decreasing as a percentage of total sales to 7.7% in the third quarter of 1999
from 13.6% in the third quarter of 1998.

     Amortization of Goodwill.  Amortization of goodwill increased $2.4 million
to $3.3 million in the third quarter of 1999 from $927,000 in the third quarter
of 1998, primarily as a result of the goodwill generated in connection with the
fourth quarter 1998 Resurgens and Telco acquisitions.

     Operating Income.  Operating income increased $8.8 million to $18.2 million
in the second quarter of 1999 as compared to $9.4 million in the third quarter
of 1998. Operating income margin decreased to 9.0% in the third quarter of 1999
from 26.0% in the third quarter of 1998. The reduction in operating income
margin is due to the margins of the newly formed Telecommunications Group which
are substantially less than those of the Equipment Group and the increased
charges to operations for amortization of goodwill and acquired technology .

     Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
("EBITDA").  EBITDA increased $16.4 million, or 180.2%, to $25.5 million in the
third quarter of 1999 from $9.1 million in the third quarter of 1998.

     Interest and Other Income.  Interest and other income increased $266,000,
or 31.0%, to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 1999 from $857,000 in the
third quarter of 1998 due to the increase in invested cash balances of the
Company resulting from the sale of $50.0 million of Convertible Preferred Stock
in the second quarter of 1999.
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     Interest Expense.  Interest expense increased $1.2 million to $2.8 million
in the third quarter of 1999 from $1.6 million in the third quarter of 1998. The
increase is primarily related to the interest costs attributable to capital
lease obligations at Resurgens and amortization of debt issue costs related to
the $75.0 million line of credit received in December 1998.

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 CONTINUING OPERATIONS COMPARED TO NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     Sales.  Total sales increased $430.1 million, or 456.6%, to $524.3 million
in the first nine months of 1999 from $94.2 million in the first nine months of
1998.

     Carrier service revenues were $329.4 million in the first nine months of
1999 as compared to $1.9 million in the first nine months of 1998 which
consisted of facilities management services at NACT. This increase is due to
revenues from Resurgens which was acquired in December 1998 and Comm/Net which
was acquired effective May 1999.

     Equipment sales increased $102.6 million, or 111.2% to $194.9 million in
the first nine months of 1999 from $92.3 million in the first nine months of
1998. The increase in equipment sales related to an increase in sales of
cellular equipment sold by CIS, and the Company's newly acquired businesses,
including transmission and access products sold by Telco, which was acquired
effective November 30, 1998, switching products sold by NACT, which was acquired
effective February 28, 1998, and digital radio systems sold by ATI, which was
acquired effective January 29, 1998.

     Gross Profit.  Gross profit increased $63.3 million, or 141.6%, to $108.0
million in the first nine months of 1999 from $44.7 million in the first nine
months of 1998. Gross profit margin decreased to 20.6% in the first nine months
of 1999 as compared to 47.5% in the first nine months of 1998.

     Carrier service gross profit increased to $27.6 million in the first nine
months of 1999 from $147,000 in the first nine months of 1998. Gross profit
margin was 8.4% in the first nine months of 1999 as compared to 7.8% in the
first nine months of 1998, which consisted of facilities management services at
NACT. Variable gross margins on these revenues, which excludes the fixed costs
associated with the services network, was approximately 12.6% in the first nine
months of 1999 as compared to 11.9% in the first six months of 1999. The change
in variable margins is due to increased economies of scale associated with the
internal services network and an increase in the number of direct and transit
agreements.

     Equipment Group gross profit increased $35.8 million, or 80.5%, to $80.4
million in the first nine months of 1999 from $44.6 million in the first nine
months of 1998. Gross profit margin decreased to 41.2% in the first nine months
of 1999 from 48.3% in the first nine months of 1998. The decreased margin
performance of the Equipment Group relates to the $3.6 million of amortization
of acquired technology costs in the first nine months of 1999 relating to the
technology acquired in the Telco and NACT acquisitions, digital radio systems
sold by ATI, which included sales of the new WavePLEX radio system which carries
a lower profit margin than the Equipment Group's other proprietary products, and
lower margins on sales of cellular equipment sold by CIS over the first nine
months of 1998, resulting from large contract price negotiations which enabled
CIS to obtain significant sales growth of 46.7% over the first nine months of
1998.

     Research and Development.  Research and development expenses which relate
exclusively to the Equipment Group increased $9.0 million, or 212.1%, to $13.3
million in the first nine months of 1999 from $4.3 million in the first nine
months of 1998. The increase in expenses was attributable to the acquisitions of
Telco, NACT and ATI due to the proprietary nature of their existing products
requiring sustaining engineering expenses and their on-going product development
efforts. Research and development expenses increased to 6.8% of total equipment
sales in the first nine months of 1999 from 4.6% of total equipment sales in the
first nine months of 1998.

     Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased $31.6 million, or 275.1%, to $43.1 million in
the first nine months of 1999 from $11.5 million in the first nine months of
1998. The increase primarily related to expenses associated with the operations
of NACT, which was acquired in late February 1998 and expenses related to the
operations of Resurgens and Telco, which were
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acquired in the fourth quarter of 1998. Economies of scale have resulted in
selling, general and administrative expenses decreasing as a percentage of total
sales to 8.2% in the first nine months of 1999 from 12.2% in the first nine
months of 1998.

     Amortization of Goodwill.  Amortization of goodwill increased $7.3 million
to $9.7 million in the first nine months of 1999 from $2.4 million in the first
nine months of 1998, primarily as a result of the goodwill generated in
connection with the Resurgens, Telco and NACT acquisitions and additional
goodwill amortization recorded relating to the earnouts of CIS and Galaxy.

     Operating Income (Loss).  Operating income increased $48.9 million to $39.1
million in the first nine months of 1999 as compared to a loss of $9.8 million
in the first nine months of 1998 due to the significant special charges recorded
during the first quarter of 1998 related to acquisitions and restructuring
programs. Operating income margin was 7.5% in the first nine months of 1999 as
compared to (10.4%) in the first nine months of 1998. Operating income increased
$12.4 million, or 46.6%, in the first nine months of 1999 from $26.7 million,
before special charges, in the first nine months of 1998. Operating income
margin, decreased to 7.5% in the first nine months of 1999 from 28.3%, before
special charges, in the first nine months of 1998. The reduction in operating
income margin is due to the margins of the newly formed Telecommunications Group
which are substantially less than those of the Equipment Group and the increased
charges to operations for amortization of goodwill and acquired technology.

     Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA").
EBITDA increased $34.3 million, or 131.4%, to $60.4 million in the first nine
months of 1999 from $26.1 million before special charges in the first nine
months of 1998.

     Interest and Other Income.  Interest and other income decreased $198,000,
or 7.0%, to $2.6 million in the first nine months of 1999 from $2.8 million in
the first nine months of 1998 due to the reduction in the rate of return on the
invested cash balances of the Company in 1999 as compared to 1998.

     Interest Expense.  Interest expense increased $2.8 million to $7.4 million
in the first nine months of 1999 from $4.6 million in the first nine months of
1998. The increase is primarily related to the interest costs attributable to
capital lease obligations at Resurgens and amortization of debt issue costs
related to the $75.0 million line of credit received in December 1998.

PURCHASED IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

     Overview.  During the first quarter of 1998, $5.4 million and $44.6 million
of purchased in-process R&D ("IPR&D") was initially expensed in connection with
the acquisition of ATI and the NACT Acquisition, respectively. The $44.6 million
of in-process R&D at NACT consisted of 67.3% of the value of NACT products in
the development stage that were not considered to have reached technological
feasibility as of the date of the NACT Acquisition. In connection with the NACT
Merger, the Company revalued purchased in-process R&D to reflect the current
status of in-process NACT technology and related business forecasts and to
ensure compliance with the additional guidance provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in its September 15, 1998 letter to the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. The revalued amount approximated the $44.6
million expensed in connection with the NACT Acquisition, therefore no
additional charge was recorded for purchased in-process R&D. However, the effect
of the revaluation required the Company to reduce the first quarter of 1998
charge related to the purchased in-process R&D by $14.6 million and record an
additional charge of $14.6 million in the fourth quarter of 1998, the period in
which the NACT Merger was consummated. Consequently, net loss for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 of $35.3 million as reported in the Company's
Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 1998 is now
reported as $20.7 million in this Form 10-Q Report.

     In connection with the Telco Merger in 1998, the Company wrote off
purchased in-process R&D totalling $50.3 million. This one-time charge was
recorded in the fourth quarter of 1998.

     The value of the purchased in-process technology from ATI was determined by
estimating the projected net cash flows related to in-process research and
development projects, including costs to complete the development of the
technology. These cash flows were discounted back to their net present value.
The
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projected net cash flows from such projects were based on management's estimates
of revenues and operating profits related to such projects.

     The value of the purchased in-process technology from NACT and Telco was
determined by estimating the projected net cash flows related to in-process
research and development projects, excluding costs to complete the development
of the technology. These cash flows were discounted back to their net present
value. The projected net cash flows from such projects were based on
management's estimates of revenues and operating profits related to such
projects. These estimates were based on several assumptions, including those
summarized in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for each
respective acquisition. The resultant net present value amount was then reduced
by a stage of completion factor. This factor more specifically captures the
development risk of an in-process technology (i.e., market risk is still
incorporated in the estimated rate of return).

     The nature of the efforts required to develop the purchased in-process
technology into commercially viable products principally relate to the
completion of all planning, designing, prototyping, verification, and test
activities that are necessary to establish that the product can be produced to
meet its design specifications, including functions, features, and technical
performance requirements. The progress on these activities determines the stage
of completion of each project in the life cycle of the development. Projects
described as being in the "early" or "early concept" stage are not expected to
achieve technological feasibility and commercial application within twelve
months from the valuation date. These projects are typically in the stage of
documenting hardware and software design and preparation of circuit board
layouts. Projects described as being in the "mid" stage of development are
expected to achieve technological feasibility and commercial application within
6 to 12 months from the valuation date. These projects are typically in the
stage of finalizing circuit board layouts and performing engineering integration
tests prior to prototype builds. Projects described as being in the "late" stage
of development are expected to achieve technological feasibility and commercial
application within 6 months from the valuation date. These projects are
typically in stage of prototype builds, initial system testing, quality
assurance and field trials. It should be noted that stages of completion refer
to specific development milestones, and do not necessarily directly correlate to
the percentage of completion used in the IPR&D valuation. The percentage of
completion for the IPR&D valuation is based on the development costs incurred on
each acquired IPR&D project as of the Acquisition Date, as a percentage of the
total development costs expected to be incurred on that project, from the
inception of its development (prior to the acquisition date) until its
development is completed (after the acquisition date).

     If these projects to develop commercially viable products based on the
purchased in-process technology are not successfully completed, the sales and
profitability of the Company may be adversely affected in future periods.
Additionally, the value of other intangible assets may become impaired.

     With respect to the NACT in-process projects, as of September 30, 1999,
there were no significant changes to the estimated cost to completion as of the
acquisition date. The NTS 2000 was introduced and began generating revenues in
the first quarter of 1999. The 68060 processing board was introduced and began
generating revenues in the second quarter of 1999. The TCPIP functionality was
completed and began producing revenue in the third quarter of 1999, slightly
behind the original development schedule. All three of these products are
generating revenues in line with forecasted revenues as of the acquisition date.
The STX switching platform ISDN functionality and E1/T1 conversion products are
expected to be introduced and begin generating revenue in the fourth quarter of
1999 as originally scheduled. The SS7/C7 project is expected to be completed
during the first half of 2000, in line with the forecasted development. The
redundant MCU development is proceeding slower than originally forecasted, and
is currently expected to be introduced in 2000.

     With respect to the Telco in-process projects, as of September 30, 1999,
several projects had been consolidated, but in the aggregate there were no
significant changes to the estimated cost to completion of the projects as of
the acquisition date. The EdgeLink 300 was introduced and began generating
revenue in the first quarter of 1999. Revenues are consistent with the forecast
used in the IPR&D valuation. The development of the Access 45/60 Release I has
been completed, but the product has not been released due to intense price
competition. The EdgeLink 100 E1 is expected to be released in the first quarter
of 2000, slightly behind the

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original schedule. The SONET Edge Device and the EdgeLink 650 IMA have been
consolidated into a new project, EdgeLink MSAC (Multi Service Access
Concentrator). This consolidated product is expected to be introduced in the
third quarter of 2000. The Voice-over-Packet Engine Project is technically
complete, but will not be introduced until IP standards are defined, likely in
the first half of 2000. The EdgeLink 600 development has been suspended until
early 2000, and the product is expected to be introduced in conjunction with the
EdgeLink MSAC product. The HyperSPAN SMUG is expected to be introduced in
January 2000, consistent with the initial development schedule. With the
exception of revenues attributable to the Access 45/60 Release I, which are not
expected to be realized, aggregate revenues for the in-process projects are
expected to be consistent with original estimates, but will be realized with an
average delay of three to six months.

     See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion
of the valuation of the in-process R&D.

RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

     Summary.  During 1998, the Company approved and began implementing two
restructuring programs designed to reduce operating costs, outsource
manufacturing requirements and focus Company resources on recently acquired
business units containing proprietary technology or services. Management
carefully reviewed the provisions of EITF 94-3, "Liability Recognition for
Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity" in
determining which costs related to the various actions should be included in the
special charges. No costs were included in the charge that would derive future
economic benefit to the Company, e.g., relocation of existing employees,
recruiting and training of new employees and facility start-up costs.

     In the first quarter of 1998, the Company approved and began implementing a
restructuring program to consolidate several operations and exit the contract
manufacturing business. In connection with these activities the Company recorded
restructuring and other charges of approximately $6.6 million of which $1.1
million was charged to continuing operations and $5.5 million was charged to
discontinued operations. This restructuring activity was substantially completed
as of June 30, 1998.

     In the fourth quarter of 1998, in connection with the (i) mergers with
NACT, Telco and Resurgens completed in the fourth quarter of 1998; (ii) election
of several new outside directors to the Company's Board; and (iii) appointment
of a new Chief Executive Officer, the Company approved and began implementing a
major restructuring program to reorganize its operative structure, consolidate
several facilities, outsource its manufacturing requirements, rationalize its
product offerings and related development efforts, and pursue other potential
synergies expected to be realized as a result of the integration of recently
acquired businesses. In connection with these activities, the Company recorded
restructuring and other charges of approximately $43.0 million of which $36.2
million was charged to continuing operations and $6.8 million was charged to
discontinued operations. As of the date of this Report, the Company has
substantially completed these restructuring activities.

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     The following details the 1999 charges to reserves established in
connection with the fourth quarter 1998 restructuring program (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    RESERVE BALANCE     1999     RESERVE BALANCE
                                                      AT 12/31/98     ACTIVITY     AT 9/30/99
                                                    ---------------   --------   ---------------
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>        <C>
Reorganize Operating Structure
  Employee termination benefits...................      $  449         $  307        $  142
  Idle facility costs.............................         258            249             9
  Other...........................................         304            278            26
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         1,011            834           177
Consolidation of ATI and Telco
  Employee termination benefits...................       1,175          1,012           163
  Idle facility costs.............................         577            207           370
  Other...........................................         300            128           172
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         2,052          1,347           705
Outsource Manufacturing
  Employee termination benefits...................         310            310            --
  Idle facility costs.............................         365            365            --
  Other...........................................         332            332            --
                                                        ------         ------        ------
                                                         1,007          1,007            --
Product Line Rationalization......................         568            338           230
                                                        ------         ------        ------
          Total...................................      $4,638         $3,526        $1,112
                                                        ======         ======        ======
</TABLE>

     Costs associated with the reorganized operating structure consist primarily
of termination benefits payable to the Company's former President, which will be
paid throughout 1999, and remaining lease obligations on the Company's Equipment
Group headquarters facility in Alpharetta, Georgia. In February 1999, Equipment
Group personnel relocated to the Company's headquarters in Atlanta and the
facility was closed.

     Restructuring costs were recorded associated with the consolidation of the
Company's ATI operations in Wilmington, Massachusetts into Telco's facility in
Norwood, Massachusetts. Manufacturing of ATI's wireless radios is being
out-sourced to a contact manufacturer and all other aspects of ATI's operations
are being integrated into Telco's existing operating infrastructure. Severance
and other termination benefits of approximately $1.2 million are being paid to
approximately 60 ATI employees who lost their jobs. Severance and other
termination benefits were determined consistent with the Company's severance
policy. An accrual associated with the idle portion of the Wilmington facility,
which is leased through November 2000, is being charged each period for the idle
facility lease cost.

     An integral part of the restructuring program was the Company's decision to
outsource all its electrical manufacturing requirements and sell its Alpharetta,
Georgia manufacturing facility to an established contract manufacturer.
Severance and other termination benefits of $426,000 were provided for in
December 1998 to approximately 25 personnel. The Company completed the sale of
its manufacturing operations in March 1999. The actual loss incurred in
connection with the sale did not differ materially from the amounts recorded in
the restructuring charges. As part of this sale agreement, the Company committed
to purchase a minimum of $15.0 million of products and services from the
contract manufacturer in each of three consecutive 12 month periods beginning
April 1, 1999.

     Costs related to product line rationalization related to the phase out of
the Company's Compact Digital Exchange ("CDX") switch. In January 1999, the
Company elected to reallocate development resources targeted for the CDX switch
as a stand-alone product to the integration of the central office functionally
of the CDX switch and the long-distance functionality of NACT's switch into a
common, next generation technology platform. Costs incurred in the first quarter
of 1999 relating mainly to engineering efforts incurred related to 1998 and
prior CDX contracts were charged to the restructuring accrual.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     Overview.  During 1998, the Company broadened its offering of proprietary
equipment by acquiring three equipment businesses. The Company acquired ATI, a
designer and manufacturer of digital microwave and millimeterwave radio systems
for voice, data and/or video applications; NACT, a single-source provider of
advanced telecommunications switching platforms with integrated telephony
software applications and network telemanagement capabilities and Telco, a
designer and manufacturer of broadband transmission, network access and
bandwidth optimization products.

     In connection with the completion of the acquisitions above, the Company
decided that certain of the Company's non-proprietary businesses were
non-strategic. In December 1998, the Company formalized its plan to offer for
sale two non-core businesses, (i) the resale and repair of Nortel and other
original equipment manufacturers' wireline switching equipment, and (ii) pay
telephone refurbishment. On January 5, 1999, the Company formally announced its
intention to sell these businesses. In connection therewith, the Company
recorded a $3.5 million charge in the fourth quarter of 1998, for the estimated
loss to dispose of these discontinued operations. This loss, which was recorded
as partial impairment of existing goodwill, was determined by comparing the book
value of the net assets of the discontinued operations to their net realizable
value. The net realizable value was estimated based on preliminary valuation
work performed by an investment banking firm engaged by the Company to assist in
the sale of these businesses and a preliminary non-committal offer from a
prospective buyer.

     During the first six months of 1999, the Company and its investment bankers
formally solicited offers for the two businesses. The preliminary offer referred
to above was eventually withdrawn by the potential suitor and the formal selling
process generated only one serious offer for the businesses. After several weeks
of negotiations, the Company refused this offer due to its low price and
substantial credit risk.

     During this selling process, the Company's Nortel resale business
significantly deteriorated and its pay telephone refurbishment business began
showing signs of weakness. Management was cautiously optimistic in early 1999
that the negative market trends and operating losses experienced in its Nortel
resale business during the fourth quarter of 1998 were temporary in nature and
the market/business would rebound in 1999. Unfortunately, this turnaround did
not occur as evidenced by the Company's sales in this business which declined
from $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of 1998 to $6.0 million in the first
quarter of 1999 and $3.6 million in the second quarter of 1999. Several market
pressures influenced this negative trend including increased pricing competition
in the secondary equipment market, more aggressive participation in this market
by Nortel and other telecom equipment manufacturers and the reluctance of
customers to purchase used equipment due to year 2000 compliance concerns.

     Although the discontinued businesses collectively generated a small profit
in the first quarter of 1999, they realized an operating loss of approximately
$700,000 in the second quarter of 1999. In July 1999, faced with an unsuccessful
selling process and future operating losses, management elected to begin
liquidating the Nortel resale and repair business. A formal liquidation plan
designed to eliminate future quarterly losses, maximize net cash proceeds and
realize significant deferred tax credits, was adopted, by management and
communicated to all affected employees in July 1999. The pay telephone
refurbishment business continues to be offered for sale by the Company.

     As a result of this plan, the Company recorded a charge of $13.7 million in
the second quarter of 1999 to reflect the additional loss now expected to be
realized on the liquidation of the Nortel resale and repair business.
Significant elements of this charge consisted of $5.6 million to write-off all
remaining goodwill, $5.2 million to write-down inventories to estimated
realizable value, $1.3 million to write-down leasehold improvements, test
equipment and other assets to estimated realizable value, $300,000 for severance
benefits, and $300,000 for the estimated loss on the disposal of facility
leases. The charge also included approximately $200,000 for net operating losses
expected to be incurred by the Company during this liquidation process, which is
expected to be completed by November 30, 1999.

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     These businesses have been accounted for as discontinued operations and,
accordingly, the results of operations have been excluded from continuing
operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods
presented.

     Three Months Ended September 30, 1999 Compared to Three Months Ended
September 30, 1998.  Sales decreased $12.7 million, or 72.2%, to $4.9 million in
third quarter of 1999 from $17.6 million in the third quarter of 1998. This
decrease was primarily due to a weakness in the resale of Nortel and other
original equipment manufacturers' wireline switching equipment and a decline in
pay telephone refurbishment. Gross profit margin before special charges declined
to 3.4% in the third quarter of 1999 from 32.6% in the third quarter of 1998.
The Company's resale of Nortel equipment business achieved a substantially lower
gross margin in the third quarter of 1999 as compared to the gross margin in the
third quarter of 1998 because of pricing pressures in its market and reduced
sales levels. The Company also experienced margin declines in the telephone
refurbishment business in 1999 primarily resulting from the reduced economies of
scale related to the decline in its refurbishment revenues.

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 Compared to Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1998.  Sales decreased $24.2 million, or 129.4%, to $18.7 million
in the first nine months of 1999 from $42.9 million in the first nine months of
1998. This decrease was primarily due to a weakness in the resale of Nortel and
other original equipment manufacturers' wireline switching equipment at the
Company's AIT business and a decline in pay telephone refurbishment. Gross
profit margin before special charges declined to 2.7% in the first nine months
of 1999 from 30.8% in the first nine months of 1998. The Company's resale of
Nortel equipment business achieved a substantially lower gross margin in the
nine months of 1999 as compared to the gross margin in the first nine months of
1998 because of pricing pressures in its market and reduced sales levels. The
Company also experienced margin declines in the telephone refurbishment business
in 1999 primarily resulting from the reduced economies of scale related to the
decline in its refurbishment revenues.

     During the first nine months of 1998 and 1999, the Company recorded special
charges of approximately $5.5 million and $13.7 million, respectively, relating
to the non-core businesses (see "-- Restructuring and Other Charges").

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Overview.  Cash management is a key element of the Company's operating
philosophy and strategic plans. Acquisitions to date have been structured to
minimize the cash element of the purchase price and ensure that appropriate
levels of cash are available to support the increased product development,
marketing programs and working capital normally associated with the growth
initiatives of acquired businesses. As of September 30, 1999, the Company had
$107.8 million of cash and equivalents and approximately $68.5 million in
borrowings available under its credit line to support its current working
capital requirements and strategic growth initiatives.

     Operating Activities.  Cash provided from operating activities was
approximately $17.4 million and $7.6 million in the first nine months of 1999
and 1998, respectively.

     Accounts receivable increased $52.6 million, or 74.6%, to $123.1 million at
September 30, 1999 from $70.5 million at December 31, 1998. This was mainly due
to increased sales activity at the Company (third quarter 1999 total sales were
$203.0 million as compared to fourth quarter 1998 total sales of $73.6 million).
Average days sales outstanding at September 30, 1999 were approximately 56 days
as compared to 88 days at December 31, 1998. The Company's average days
outstanding has declined primarily as a result of the Resurgens acquisition, as
Resurgens' customers generally pay for services in 30 days or less. MCI
WorldCom, the Telecommunications Group's largest customer, prepays the services
it purchases twice a month. Equipment Group sales typically have terms of 30 to
60 days, except for sales to international customers, which generally have
payment terms in excess of 90 days. The Company also has begun to enter into
long-term notes receivable with selected customers. To maximize cash flow, the
Company sells the notes where possible on either a non-recourse or recourse
basis to a third party financing institution. As of September 30, 1999, the
Company has a contingent liability of approximately $21.7 million related to
notes sold with

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recourse. The Company believes it has recorded sufficient reserves to recognize
the current risk associated with these recourse sales.

     Inventories decreased $8.2 million, or 16.8%, to $40.4 million at September
30, 1999 from $48.6 million at December 31, 1998. The decrease was due to the
sale of $5.2 million of inventories related to the sale of the Company's
Alpharetta, Georgia manufacturing facility and the outsourcing of ATI's wireless
radios and a $6.5 million write-down to inventories of the discontinued
operations in the second quarter of 1999. This decrease was partially offset by
an increase in CIS inventories as a result of the timing of large equipment
purchases in the first nine months of 1999.

     Investing Activities.  Cash used by investing activities was $6.6 million
and $83.5 million for the first nine months of 1999 and 1998, respectively.

     In May 1999, the Company acquired substantially all the assets and assumed
certain liabilities of Comm/Net, a facilities-based provider of wholesale
international long distance and wholesale prepaid calling card services,
primarily to the Mexican telecommunications markets. In connection, the Company
issued 23,174 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, valued at approximately $18.5
million, and paid approximately $3.5 million to retire certain Comm/Net notes
payable outstanding at the time of acquisition. The Series B Preferred Stock is
convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion rate of
$16.00 per common share, subject to standard anti-dilution adjustments. If the
closing trading price of the Company's common stock exceeds $16.00 per share for
45 consecutive trading days, the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically
convert into common stock. Preferred stock dividends began accruing effective
July 1, 1999. The acquisition of Comm/Net has been accounted for under the
purchase method of accounting.

     In connection with the acquisition of Cellular Infrastructure Supply, Inc.
("CIS"), the Company paid $3.5 million and issued 440,874 shares of common stock
up front to the CIS stockholders. In addition, the stockholders of CIS were
issued 845,010 restricted shares of common stock. These shares were immediately
placed into escrow and, together with $6.5 million in additional purchase price,
will be released and paid to the stockholders of CIS contingent upon the
realization of certain predefined levels of pre-tax income from CIS's operations
during three one-year periods beginning January 1, 1997.

     The first measurement period for purposes of releasing escrowed shares and
paying contingent cash consideration was January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997.
In reviewing CIS's pre-tax income performance as of April 30, 1997, the Company
determined that it was determinable beyond a reasonable doubt that the
conditions for release and payment for this first period would be met.
Accordingly, 317,427 escrowed shares were accounted for as if released and $3.5
million in contingent cash payments were accounted for as if paid as of April
30, 1997. The net effect of this accounting was to increase goodwill and
stockholders' equity by approximately $6.5 million at April 30, 1997. These
shares were released and payment was made to the former stockholders of CIS on
February 15, 1998.

     The second measurement period for purposes of releasing escrowed shares and
paying contingent cash consideration was January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998.
In reviewing CIS's pre-tax income performance as of August 31, 1998, the Company
determined that it was determinable beyond a reasonable doubt that the
conditions for release and payment for the second period would be met.
Accordingly, 244,929 escrowed shares were accounted for as if released and $2.0
million in contingent cash payments were was accounted for as if paid as of
August 31, 1998. The net effect of this accounting was to increase goodwill and
stockholders' equity by approximately $5.1 million and $3.1 million,
respectively, as of August 31, 1998. These escrowed shares were released and
payments were made to the former stockholders of CIS on February 15, 1999.

     The third and final measurement period for purposes of releasing escrowed
shares and paying contingent cash consideration is January 1, 1999 to December
31, 1999. In reviewing CIS's pre-tax income performance as of May 31, 1999, the
Company determined that it was determinable beyond a reasonable doubt that the
conditions for release and payment for the third period would be met.
Accordingly, 122,426 escrowed shares were accounted for as if released and $1.0
million in contingent cash payments were accounted for as if paid as of May 31,
1999. The net effect of this accounting was to increase goodwill and
stockholders' equity by

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approximately $2.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, as of May 31, 1999.
These escrowed shares will be released and the payment will be made to the
former stockholders of CIS on February 15, 2000.

     In the fourth quarter of 1997, the Company began its three phase
acquisition of NACT. During November and December 1997, the Company purchased
355,000 shares of NACT common stock in the open market for approximately $5.0
million.

     On December 31, 1997, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement
with GST Telecommunications, Inc. ("GST") and GST USA, Inc. ("GST USA") to
acquire 5,113,712 shares of NACT common stock owned by GST USA, representing
approximately 63% of the outstanding shares of NACT common stock (the "NACT
Acquisition"). On February 27, 1998 the NACT Acquisition was completed with GST
USA receiving $59.7 million in cash and 1,429,907 restricted shares of the
Company's common stock valued at approximately $26.9 million.

     On February 24, 1998 the Company entered into a merger agreement with NACT
pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the shares of NACT common
stock not already then owned by the Company or GST USA. On October 28, 1998, the
NACT Merger was completed whereby the Company issued 2,790,182 shares of the
Company's common stock valued at approximately $67.8 million for the remaining
minority interest of NACT.

     On December 24, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire ATI.
On January 29, 1998, the transaction was completed in its final form whereby ATI
was merged with and into CIS (the "ATI Merger"). In connection with the ATI
Merger, the stockholders of ATI received approximately $300,000 and 424,932
restricted shares of the Company's common stock. These shares had an initial
fair value of approximately $6.3 million.

     In addition to the 424,932 shares noted above, the stockholders of ATI were
issued 209,050 restricted shares of the Company's common stock. These shares
were immediately placed into escrow and will be released to the stockholders of
ATI contingent upon the realization of predefined levels of pre-tax net income
from ATI's operations during calendar years 1998 and 1999. The pre-tax income of
ATI for 1998 fell below the level required to release escrowed shares in 1998.

     In connection with the Company's sale of its Alpharetta, Georgia
manufacturing facility and the outsourcing of the ATI wireless radios, the
Company sold certain inventories to established contract manufacturing
suppliers. In addition, in connection with the disposal of the Company's resale
and repair business the Company sold inventories and other assets. During the
first nine months of 1999, the Company received approximately $7.0 million from
these asset sales.

     During each of the first nine months of 1999 and 1998, the Company invested
$7.9 million and $8.5 million for capital expenditures, respectively. These
expenditures in 1999 were primarily for telecommunications network equipment for
the Telecommunications Group, enhancing and standardizing the Company's research
and development operating platforms, new test equipment relating to newly
introduced products, computer network and related communications equipment
designed to facilitate the integration of the recent acquisitions and facility
improvements required in connection with the Company's growth.

     The Company began capitalizing software development costs in the fourth
quarter of 1997 in connection with its increased focus on developing proprietary
technology and products. Software development costs are capitalized upon the
establishment of technological feasibility of the product. During the first nine
months of 1999 and 1998, the Company capitalized approximately $3.7 million and
$3.1 million of software development costs, respectively. The increase is
primarily related to the increased development activities associated with the
Company's wireless local loop product and development activities at Telco, NACT
and ATI.

     Financing Activities.  Cash provided from financing activities was $41.9
million and $16.3 million for the first nine months of 1999 and 1998,
respectively.

     In December 1998, the Company entered into a $75.0 million revolving line
of credit facility (the "Facility"), with a banking syndicate group led by Bank
of America, Fleet National Bank and Bank Austria Creditanstalt. The new facility
consists of a 364-day revolving line of credit which may be extended under
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certain conditions and provides the Company the option to convert existing
borrowings to a three year term loan. Borrowings under the line are secured by a
first lien on substantially all the assets of the Company. The Facility, which
expires in December 2001, contains standard lending covenants including
financial ratios, restrictions on dividends and limitations on additional debt
and the disposition of Company assets. Interest is paid at the rate of prime
plus 1 1/4% or LIBOR plus 2 1/4%, at the option of the Company. As of September
30, 1999, borrowings of $6.5 million were outstanding under the Facility.

     The Facility restricts distributions from the Company's consolidated
subsidiaries. Accordingly, the assets and cash flows of such subsidiaries,
including WA Telcom, the primary obligor on the Notes, may not be used to pay
any dividends to the Company.

     In April 1999, the Company raised approximately $47.8 million in equity,
net of expenses, through the sale of 50,000 newly issued shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to The 1818 Fund III, a private equity partnership organized to
acquire substantial, non-controlling, long-term ownership positions in growing,
strongly positioned companies. The General Partner of the Funds is Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co., America's largest private bank and the oldest
owner-managed business partnership in the country.

     In September 1998, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the
Public Development Authority of Forsyth County, Georgia ( the "Issuer"), in the
principal amount of $7,365,000. The issuer issued its tax exempt industrial
revenue bonds (the "Bonds") for the sole purpose of financing a portion of the
cost of the acquisition, construction and installation of the Company's
Alpharetta, Georgia telecommunications equipment and printed circuit boards
manufacturing plant. In March 1999, the Company sold the Alpharetta, Georgia
based manufacturing operation. At the time of the sale, the Company had
qualifying expenditures under the Bonds of approximately $4.1 million. The
remaining $3.3 million of the proceeds were restricted for qualifying future
expenditures The Bonds were completely repaid in April 1999 as required under
the terms and conditions of the Bonds.

     During the first nine months of 1999, the Company entered into and made
principal payments under capital lease obligations of approximately $1.7 million
and $2.3 million, respectively. The capital lease obligations relate mainly to
leases of the Telecommunications Group network equipment.

     During the first nine months of 1999 and 1998, the Company received
approximately $1.2 million and $19.7 million, respectively, in cash, including
related income tax benefits, from the exercises of incentive and non-qualified
stock options and warrants by the Company's directors and employees.

     Income Taxes.  As a result of the exercises of non-qualified stock options
and warrants by the Company's directors and employees, the Company realized
federal income tax benefits during 1998 and 1997 of approximately $19.5 million.
Although these tax benefits do not have any effect on the Company's provision
for income tax expense, they represent a significant cash benefit to the
Company. This tax benefit is accounted for as a decrease in current income taxes
payable and an increase in capital in excess of par value. Due to the Company's
net operating losses during 1998, approximately $10.5 million of these tax
benefits have not yet been utilized and are available to reduce future taxable
income of the Company. These benefits are included in Deferred income taxes on
the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 1999.

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     The Company's provision for income taxes attributable to continuing
operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 was $20.4 million or
approximately 47.4% of income from continuing operations before income taxes.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory federal and state income tax rates due to non-deductible expenses,
primarily goodwill amortization.

     Summary.  The completion of the sale of $50.0 million of Series A Preferred
Stock in April 1999, the sale of $115.0 million of convertible notes in October
1997 and the $75.0 million line of credit received in December 1998 have
significantly enhanced the financial strength of the Company and improved its
liquidity. The Company believes that existing cash balances, available
borrowings under the Company's line of credit and cash projected to be generated
from operations will provide the Company with sufficient capital resources to
support its current working capital requirements and business plans for at least
the next 12 months.

YEAR 2000 ISSUE

     The turn of the century, Year 2000, poses a serious challenge for
Information Technology ("IT") used by virtually every corporation around the
world. The problem arises as a result of past standard industry practices to
store year date data in a 2-digit (YY) field, instead of a 4-digit (CCYY) format
where the first 2 digits (CC) represent the century and the last 2 digits (YY)
represent the year. Thus, in the two digit format, 1999 is stored as 99. This
causes programs that perform arithmetic operations, comparisons, or date sorts
to possibly generate erroneous results when the program is required to process
dates from both centuries. The absence of the century information adds an
ambiguity to the date information is stored or processed by the program, and it
may also cause problems with data entry and display screens. The problem is
further complicated because many applications are not stand-alone, but interface
with one or more applications.

     State of Readiness.  The Company is addressing the Year 2000 issue by
implementing its comprehensive Year 2000 Readiness Plan (the "Y2K Plan"). The
Y2K Plan involves the following phases: (1) developing an inventory of products,
systems and equipment that may be affected by the Year 2000 date change, (2)
assessment and (3) remediation. Efforts have been underway in certain
subsidiaries of the Company since 1997, and a formal Year 2000 Readiness Program
was developed in the first quarter of 1998. With the inventory and assessment
phases completed for the Company's core businesses, the Company's business units
are now focused on remediating Year 2000 issues. In addition, the Company has
retained one of the nation's largest and most reputable providers of Year 2000
remediation and compliance services to assist in the execution of the Y2K Plan.

     The Y2K Plan consists of several phases that overlap in areas and may be in
progress simultaneously. The first phase involves developing an inventory of all
products, IT and non-IT systems, software, and business infrastructure systems
and equipment that may be affected by the Year 2000 date change. External
parties, including customers, suppliers and service providers, with which the
Company interacts, and which may have Year 2000 readiness issues are also
identified. This phase was completed in May 1999. Inventory listings include
computers, computer network equipment, routers, servers, computer software,
telephony systems, telecommunications equipment, facilities equipment, test
equipment, business tools, as well as all suppliers and all Company products.

     The second phase involves risk and impact assessment, selection of
appropriate remediation methods, and resource/cost assessment for compliance.
Each inventory item identified in the first phase is assigned a compliance
status risk level of critical, moderate, low or no risk. Items associated with
critical or moderate risk are addressed with highest priority. Similarly, a risk
assessment is made for the customers, suppliers and service providers
identified. This phase includes contacting suppliers or manufacturers for
information regarding their Year 2000 readiness, technical review of products
and systems, and compliance testing. The necessary actions to bring each item
into compliance are determined, and remediation costs are estimated. To address
potential problems, contingency plans are developed as necessary. This phase was
completed in July 1999. Information received from manufacturers and suppliers is
maintained in databases to monitor compliance status, and compliance testing has
been completed for Company products.

     The third phase involves the remediation for items found to be non-Year
2000 compliant. This involves replacement of equipment or upgrading of software
or hardware. This phase includes communications with the Company's customers and
suppliers to determine Year 2000 issues as appropriate. Verification testing is
done

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to ensure the effectiveness of the remediation efforts. Capital assets found to
be non-compliant have been, or will be replaced or remediated in this phase.
This phase is expected to be completed before the end of 1999. Most of the
Company's internally controlled software has been remediated and verified.
Integrated testing (also known as "end-to-end" testing) is planned and should
expose unforeseen compliance problems associated with system interfaces and
dependencies.

     Organizationally, the Company established a Program Management Office
("PMO") and support teams, including the Year 2000 Steering Committee, the Year
2000 Management Team and the Year 2000 Implementation Teams. A representative
from the Company's senior management has been appointed as the overall Year 2000
Program Director, who works closely with the support teams and manages the PMO.

     The Year 2000 Steering Committee consists of the Company's senior managers
for Information Technology and Quality, the Company's Chief Financial Officer,
and the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. The committee provides
high-level direction for the Y2K Plan and approves requests for Year 2000
resources.

     The Year 2000 Management Team consists of the business unit managers from
each internal department of the Company. Each such manager monitors progress of
the program in his or her respective department and allocates resources to
remediate Year 2000 issues.

     The Year 2000 Implementation Teams are directly responsible for ensuring
Year 2000 compliance for the Company's products and information systems
infrastructure. This includes efforts to ensure suppliers and service providers
are able to provide uninterrupted product or services through the Year 2000. The
Year 2000 Implementation Teams consist of personnel from each of the Company's
internal departments, including: Information Technology, Quality, Operations,
Materials, Product Development, Human Resources, Finance and Contracts. Members
of the Year 2000 Implementation Teams are responsible for developing the
inventory listings and assessing the inventory for compliance, assuring that
each Company product is assessed for compliance, handling customer requests for
compliance information, auditing Year 2000 test plans and results, and reporting
status and progress of team activities to the Company's management on a
divisional level and to the PMO.

     The PMO provides planning and project management support to the teams, as
well as assisting in each phase of the Y2K Plan. The Company's Year 2000 outside
consultant furnishes expert Year 2000 professionals for the PMO, including a
Service Delivery Manager, a Project Manager, Senior Analysts, Analysts and a
Project Administrator. The PMO meets with the Company's management weekly to
review Y2K Plan status and costs, plan activities and schedule resources, and
report progress, status, risks, issues and costs.

     To aid in communication with the Company's customers, suppliers and
business partners, the Company is making Year 2000 readiness and product
compliance information available on the internet. This information is updated
periodically to include the most current information on products and services.

     All Transport and Access products have been determined to be Year 2000
compliant, or may be upgraded. Software required for upgrades is presently
available. Switching products have also been determined to be Year 2000
compliant, or may be upgraded at no charge, with the exception of the obsolete
LCX (superseded by the STX). LCX customers have been contacted to advise them
that this product may experience minor data-logging failures associated with the
Year 2000, and that the fully compliant STX provides direct replacement.
NTS-2000 Billing System software is fully Year 2000 compliant, and compliant
NTS-1000 Billing System software was released in April 1999.

     The Telecommunications Group has assessed their switching and billing
systems and identified the required upgrades for Year 2000 compliance, which
would cost the Company approximately $2.0 million. As a result of the Company's
pending merger with FaciliCom, the Company's management has elected to not
upgrade its existing Telecommunications Group systems but rather redirect its
traffic over FaciliCom's existing Year 2000 compliant network. This integration
program has been carefully planned and tested by Telecommunications Group and
FaciliCom personnel, and is expected to be fully functional when the two
companies merge in early December. FaciliCom continually updates and maintains
its switching and billing

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systems to the state of the art, and to comply with FCC and international
regulations, which include Year 2000 specific requirements.

     Costs.  The total cost associated with the Company's Year 2000 remediation
initiative is not expected to be material to the Company's financial condition
or results of operations. During the first nine months of 1999, the Company
spent approximately $900,000 in connection with Year 2000 issues and the Company
has spent a total of approximately $2.2 million since 1997 in connection with
Year 2000 issues. The Equipment Group estimates $800,000 will be required in
1999 for upgrades and remediation efforts. The estimated total cost of the
Company's Year 2000 initiative is not expected to exceed $3.0 million and is
being funded through operating cash flows of the Company.

     Risks.  The Company believes, based on currently available information,
that it will be able to properly manage its total Year 2000 exposure. There can
be no assurance, however, that the Company will be successful in its efforts, or
that the computer systems of other companies on which the Company relies will be
modified in a timely manner. Additionally, there can be no assurance that a
failure to modify such systems by another company, or modifications that are
incompatible with the Company's systems, would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

     As previously noted, the Company's Telecommunications Group switching and
billing systems are not currently Year 2000 compliant. Management has elected to
redirect its existing traffic to FaciliCom's network and systems rather than
investing $2.0 million in its network, most of which will become redundant upon
its merger with FaciliCom. Should the merger not be completed in December 1999
as currently planned, appropriate third party agreements are expected to be
entered into by the two companies until such time the Company can upgrade its
systems. As a contingency plan, the Company has determined that the date codes
within its switches may be turned back a minimum of one year, and when
accompanied by programming changes in its billing system, will be able to ensure
ongoing, uninterrupted business operations through the Year 2000.

     Contingency Plans.  All of the Company's inventory items that are
identified as having a compliance status risk level of critical in the first
phase of the Y2K Plan are expected to be Year 2000 compliant within the
timeframe planned, and the Y2K Plan is currently on schedule. However, the
Company will develop business continuation or "contingency" plans for potential
areas of exposure as they are identified.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement is effective for all fiscal
quarters of all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. The future adoption
of SFAS 133 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's
consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

     At September 30, 1999, the Company was not invested in any market risk
sensitive instruments held for either trading purposes or for purposes other
than trading. As a result, the Company is not subject to interest rate risk,
foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk, or other relevant
market risks, such as equity price risk.

     The Company invests cash balances in excess of operating requirements in
short-term securities, generally with maturities of 90 days or less. In
addition, the Company's revolving line of credit agreement provides for
borrowings which bear interest at variable rates based on either the prime rate
or two percent over the London Interbank Offered Rates. The Company had $6.5
million outstanding pursuant to its revolving line of credit agreement at
September 30, 1999. The Company believes that the effect, if any, of reasonably
possible near-term changes in interest rates on the Company's financial
position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material.

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                                    PART II

                               OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     The Company and certain of its officers and directors are currently
defendants in a class action legal proceeding in which the plaintiffs have
asserted claims for violations of the federal securities laws arising from
alleged misstatements of material information in and/or omissions of material
information from certain of the Company's securities filings and other public
disclosures. The status of this legal proceeding was reported in the Company's
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, as amended, and, subsequent
thereto, there have been no material developments in the status of such legal
proceedings. Although the Company and the individuals named as defendants deny
that they have violated any of the requirements or obligations of the federal
securities laws, there can be no assurance that the Company will not sustain
material liability as a result of or related to this legal proceeding.

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     None

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     None

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     None

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

     None

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) Exhibits

<TABLE>
<C>    <C>  <S>
 3.1   --   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and Amendments
            to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
            herein to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form S-4, filed with
            the Commission on October 6, 1998, Registration No.
            333-65386; Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
            incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K
            of the Company's predecessor, World Access, Inc., filed with
            the Commission on October 28, 1998).
 3.2   --   Certificate of Designation of 4.25% Cumulative Senior
            Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. Series A
            (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4 to the
            Company's Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 3,
            1999).
 3.3   --   Certificate of Designation of 4.25% Cumulative Junior
            Convertible Preferred Stock. Series B (incorporated by
            reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K,
            filed with the Commission on July 14, 1999).
 3.4   --   Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference herein to
            Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form S-4, filed with the
            Commission on October 6, 1998, Registration No. 333-65389).
 4.1   --   Certificate of Designation of 4.25% Cumulative Senior
            Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
            (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit B to the
            Company's Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 3,
            1999).
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<C>    <C>  <S>
 4.2   --   Certificate of Designation of 4.25% Cumulative Junior
            Convertible Preferred Stock. Series B (incorporated by
            reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K,
            filed with the Commission on July 14, 1999).
27.1   --   Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).
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     (b) Reports on Form 8-K

     On July 14, 1999, the Company filed a Report on Form 8-K, as amended on
October 5, 1999, announcing that WA Telcom Products Co., Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, acquired substantially all the assets and assumed
certain liabilities of Comm/Net Holding Corporation and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Enhanced Communications Corporation, Comm/Net Services Corporation
and Long Distance Exchange Corporation.

     On August 17, 1999, the Company filed a Report on Form 8-K announcing that
it entered into a definitive merger agreement with FaciliCom International, Inc.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          WORLD ACCESS, INC.

                                          By:     /s/ MARTIN D. KIDDER
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                      Martin D. Kidder
                                               Vice President and Controller

Dated: November 15, 1999

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