FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Nolan James J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP [IDCC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 781 THIRD AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Engineering Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1409 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 13,218 D   Common Stock 1,690 (1) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	12/02/2009	Common Stock	20,000	$ 10 (3)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	01/14/2010	Common Stock	5,000	$ 39 (5)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	08/08/2010	Common Stock	5,000	$ 17.13 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	08/08/2010	Common Stock	1,250	$ 17.13 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	11/15/2010	Common Stock	1,500	$ 10.19 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (10)	01/17/2011	Common Stock	7,500	$ 10.75 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (11)	02/08/2011	Common Stock	1,250	$ 11.13 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (12)	07/17/2011	Common Stock	7,500	$ 12.4 (7)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (13)	12/18/2012	Common Stock	2,250	$ 15.34 (14)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nolan James J 781 THIRD AVENUE KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1409	Â	Â	  Senior Engineering Officer	Â

Signatures

Rebecca Bridgeford Opher, Attorney-In-Fact for James J. Nolan		06/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of the most recently published account statement dated May 30, 2006, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 1,690 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation Savings and Protection Plan.
(2)	Part of a grant of 25,000 options which vested as follows: 4,166 on each of 12/31/99 and 06/30/00; and 4,167 on each of 12/31/00; 06/30/01; 12/31/01 and 06/30/02.
(3)	Granted pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan for Employees and Outside Directors.
(4)	A grant of 5,000 options which vested as follows: 833 on each of 06/30/00; 12/31/00; 06/30/01 and 12/31/01; and 834 on each of 06/30/02 and 12/31/02.
(5)	Granted pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation 1982 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(6)	A grant of 5,000 options which vested as follows: 833 on each of 12/31/00; 06/30/01; 12/31/01 and 06/30/02; and 834 on each of 12/31/02 and 06/30/03.
(7)	Granted pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation 2000 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.
(8)	A grant of 1,250 options which vested as follows: 208 on each of 12/31/00; 06/30/01; 12/31/01 and 06/30/02; and 209 on each of 12/31/02 and 06/30/03.
(9)	A grant of 1,500 options which vested as follows: 750 on each of 11/15/00 and 12/22/05.
(10)	A grant of 7,500 options which vested as follows: 1,250 on each of 06/30/01; 12/31/01; 06/30/02; 12/31/02; 06/30/03 and 12/31/03.
(11)	A grant of 1,250 options which vested as follows: 208 on each of 06/30/01; 12/31/01; 06/30/02; 12/31/02; and 209 on each of 06/30/03 and 12/31/03.
(12)	A grant of 7,500 options which vested as follows: 1,250 on each of 12/31/01; 06/30/02; 12/31/02; 06/30/03; 12/31/03; and 06/30/04 .
(13)	A grant of 2,250 options which vested as follows: 750 on 12/18/02 and 1,500 on 12/22/05.
(14)	Granted pursuant to the InterDigital Communications Corporation 2002 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.

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