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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2004
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                     InterDigital Communications Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Pennsylvania                     1-11152                  23-1882087
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
  incorporation)                                          Identification No.)




781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, PA                          19406-1409
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-878-7800

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Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

99.1     Press release dated May 10, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2004, InterDigital Communications Corporation issued a press release
announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter
ended March 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.







Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                             INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


                             By: /s/ R. J. Fagan
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                                 Richard J. Fagan
                                 Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  May 10, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                                          Description
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     99.1                                    Press release dated May 10, 2004