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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): April 13, 2007
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                     InterDigital Communications Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Pennsylvania                   1-11152                   23-1882087
    (State  or other         (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      jurisdiction                                         Identification No.)
    of incorporation)


 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 5.02.        Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of
                  Directors;  Appointment of Certain  Officers;  Compensatory
                  Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On April 17, 2007, InterDigital  Communications  Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press  release  announcing  that Mr. Alan P. Zabarsky has announced his
intention to not stand for  re-election  to the Company's  Board of Directors at
the upcoming 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Zabarsky, appointed to the
Company's  Board of Directors in December 2003,  will continue to serve his term
until the June 7,  2007  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders.  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 of InterDigital  Communications  Corporation
                  dated April 17, 2007.




                                   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/ William J. Merritt
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                                 William J. Merritt
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  April 17, 2007




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit  No.                               Description
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    99.1          Press release of InterDigital Communications Corporation dated
                  April 17, 2007.