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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): October 4, 2004
                                                  (September 30, 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, 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.

InterDigital Communications Corporation's patent holding subsidiaries have
entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license
agreement with Danger, Inc., a provider of the hiptop(R) Wireless Solution that
enables wireless carriers to offer innovative and affordable voice and data
products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks.

The agreement covers terminal units and infrastructure compliant with all
Second Generation (2G and 2.5G) TDMA-based standards including GSM/GPRS/EDGE and
all Third Generation (3G) standards including WCDMA/cdma2000(R)/TD-SCDMA.

hiptop(R) is a registered trademark of Danger, Inc. cdma2000(R) is a registered
trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA).


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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/ Howard E. Goldberg
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                                     Howard E. Goldberg
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:    October 4, 2004

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