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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 28, 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 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 8.01  Other Events.

On December 28, 2005 InterDigital Communications Corporation issued a press
release announcing that the federal district court judge presiding in the
enforcement proceeding between InterDigital and Nokia Corporation in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed in its
entirety the Final Award rendered in June 2005 by the Arbitral Tribunal
operating under the auspices of International Court of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)    Exhibits.

       99.1    Press release dated December 28, 2005.






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 29, 2005







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                            Description
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   99.1                Press release dated December 28, 2005