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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): June 3, 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 5.       Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

InterDigital Communications Corporation has issued a press release today
announcing that its patent holding subsidiaries have entered into a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with SANYO Electric Co.,
Ltd, covering terminal units and infrastructure compliant with all 2G and 3G
standards. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.






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:  June 3, 2004




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Press release dated June 3, 2004