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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): August 9, 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    (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of 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 August 9, 2004.

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 9, 2004, InterDigital Communications Corporation issued a press
release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the
quarter ended June 30, 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/ Richard J. Fagan
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                                 Richard J. Fagan
                                 Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  August 9, 2004







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Exhibit No.                                 Description
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     99.1                         Press release dated August 9, 2004