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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): December 21, 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 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 8.01.   Other Events.

Nokia Arbitration Update
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On December 26, 2005 InterDigital Communications Corporation (the Company) and
InterDigital Technology Corporation (ITC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, took action to utilize the dispute resolution process in accordance
with the terms of their Master Agreement and Patent License Agreement with Nokia
Corporation (Nokia). This process will establish a timetable for discussions,
senior representative meetings and any future initiation of arbitration, if
necessary. The current dispute resolution process seeks to address issues raised
by Nokia's failure to abide by the Final Award rendered in June 2005 by the
Arbitral Panel in the arbitration proceedings conducted under the auspices of
the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.
The Company and ITC are pursuing the dispute resolution process in order to
accelerate the resolution of several issues including, without limitation, total
amounts to be paid pursuant to the Award, including interest, and Nokia's
failure to submit royalty reports and refusal to permit an audit of Nokia's
books and records to determine amounts due. The Company and ITC seek to resolve
any and all unresolved issues that may impact a determination of the amount to
be paid under the Final Award. As disclosed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2005 (Third Quarter10-Q), the Final Award is the
subject of an enforcement proceeding in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (Enforcement Proceeding). No decision has been
rendered in the Enforcement Proceeding and the Court has not announced a
timetable for rendering such decision.

Delaware Proceeding Update
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As disclosed in the Company's Third Quarter 10-Q, in January 2005 Nokia and
Nokia, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware (Delaware District Court) against the Company and ITC for
declaratory judgments of patent invalidity and non-infringement of certain
claims of certain patents and violations of the Lanham Act. The Company and ITC
previously filed a motion to dismiss all of Nokia's claims. On December 21, 2005
the Delaware District Court entered an order granting our motion to dismiss all
of Nokia's declaratory judgment claims due to lack of jurisdiction. The Delaware
District Court did not dismiss Nokia's claims relating to violations of the
Lanham Act.






SIGNATURES

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/ Lawrence F. Shay
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                                     Lawrence F. Shay
                                     General Counsel


Dated: December 27, 2005