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): July 1, 2005
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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           (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                   Number)             Identification No.)


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


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


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Item 8.01.        Other Events.

Attached  as an exhibit to this  Current  Report on Form 8-K is a press  release
issued by  InterDigital  Communications  Corporation  (the "Company") on July 1,
2005,  announcing  that  the  Company  has  received  the  Final  Award  in  the
arbitration  proceeding with Nokia  Corporation.  A copy of the press release is
incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:

          Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated July 1, 2005.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  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


Date:    July 1, 2005


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.              Description
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   99.1                  Press release dated July 1, 2005


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