SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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): February 21, 2003


                     INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


          PENNSYLVANIA                    1-11152                  23-1882087
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)         file number)             Identification
                                                                     Number)


           781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-1409
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (610) 878-7800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Item 5. Other Events.

             This 8-K is being filed in order to file as exhibits certain
contracts which the Company and/or its subsidiary, InterDigital Technology
Corporation ("ITC"), have entered into between May 8, 1995 and January 15, 2002.
These contracts have previously been described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

        (c) Exhibits

        Exhibit 10.51: Patent License Agreement dated May 8, 1995 between
                       InterDigital Technology Corporation and NEC Corporation.
                       The Appendices to the Patent License Agreement are not
                       being filed as a part of this Exhibit 10.51. The Company
                       agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any such
                       Appendices to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
                       request.

        Exhibit 10.52: Amendment to the Patent License Agreement of May 8, 1995
                       dated January 15, 2002 between InterDigital Technology
                       Corporation and NEC Corporation. The Exhibit to the
                       Amendment to the Patent License Agreement is not being
                       filed as a part of this Exhibit 10.52. The Company agrees
                       to furnish supplementally a copy of such Exhibit to the
                       Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

        Exhibit 10.53: Narrowband CDMA and Third Generation Patent License
                       Agreement dated January 15, 2002 between InterDigital
                       Technology Corporation and NEC Corporation. The
                       Attachments and Exhibit to the Patent License Agreement
                       are not being filed as a part of this Exhibit 10.53. The
                       Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any
                       such Attachments and of such Exhibit to the Securities
                       and Exchange Commission upon request.

        Exhibit 10.54: Settlement Agreement dated January 15, 2002 between
                       InterDigital Technology Corporation and NEC Corporation.

        Exhibit 10.55: The TDD Development Agreement between and among
                       InterDigital Communications Corporation, InterDigital
                       Technology Corporation, and Nokia Corporation, dated as
                       of January 22, 1999.

        Exhibit 10.56: Amendment No. 1 to the TDD Development Agreement dated
                       September 30, 2001 between and among InterDigital
                       Communications Corporation, InterDigital Technology
                       Corporation, and Nokia Corporation.

        Exhibit 10.57: PHS and PDC Subscriber Unit Patent License Agreement
                       dated March 19, 1998 between InterDigital Technology
                       Corporation and Sharp Corporation. The Exhibits to the
                       Patent License Agreement are not being



                       filed as a part of this Exhibit 10.57. The Company agrees
                       to furnish supplementally a copy of such Exhibits to the
                       Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.




                                    SIGNATURE

          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


Date: February 21, 2003            By: /s/  R.J. Fagan
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Richard J. Fagan
                                      Executive Vice President and Chief
                                      Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit No.                           Description
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     10.51      Patent License Agreement dated May 8, 1995 between InterDigital
                Technology Corporation and NEC Corporation

     10.52      Amendment to the Patent License Agreement of May 8, 1995 dated
                January 15, 2002 between InterDigital Technology Corporation and
                NEC Corporation

     10.53      Narrowband CDMA and Third Generation Patent License Agreement
                dated January 15, 2002 between InterDigital Technology
                Corporation and NEC Corporation

     10.54      Settlement Agreement dated January 15, 2002 between InterDigital
                Technology Corporation and NEC Corporation

     10.55      The TDD Development Agreement between and among InterDigital
                Communications Corporation, InterDigital Technology Corporation,
                and Nokia Corporation, dated as of January 22, 1999

     10.56      Amendment No. 1 to the TDD Development Agreement dated September
                30, 2001 between and among InterDigital Communications
                Corporation, InterDigital Technology Corporation, and Nokia
                Corporation

     10.57      PHS and PDC Subscriber Unit Patent License Agreement dated March
                19, 1998 between InterDigital Technology Corporation and Sharp
                Corporation

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