InterDigital Names Lawrence Shay General Counsel.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001

InterDigital Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:IDCC), a leading developer and enabler of advanced wireless technologies and products, today announced that Lawrence F. Shay has been named Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Mr. Shay succeeds William J. Merritt, who was elected President of InterDigital's intellectual property subsidiary, InterDigital Technology Corporation, in July. Reporting to Howard Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital, Mr. Shay will manage the Company's legal department, providing guidance and advice to the executive management team and the Board of Directors on all corporate legal matters.

Mr. Shay brings to InterDigital more than 18 years of legal and management experience. He served for the past two years as the chief legal officer of a multi-national publicly-held Internet professional services firm, U.S. Interactive. From 1985 until 1999, Mr. Shay practiced corporate law with Dilworth Paxson LLP, a major Philadelphia law firm. As a partner in the corporate group, he developed a reputation as a valued counselor in all areas of corporate law, with special expertise in domestic and international business transactions.

"I am pleased to add a person of Larry's caliber to our management team. He is well regarded as a talented attorney and a savvy counselor to corporate managements and Boards," said Howard Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. "His deep knowledge and experience in corporate and transactional law will serve us well as we continue to execute our strategy for growth in the global wireless industry."

Mr. Shay began his career in 1983 as a staff attorney working with U.S. District Court Judge Louis Bechtle in Philadelphia. He earned his law degree, with honors, from the Temple University School of Law in 1983. He is a 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Saint Joseph's University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Mr. Shay has lectured on commercial transactions at the Temple University School of Law. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Delaware County Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Health Services Board of the Crozer-Keystone Health System.

InterDigital develops advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. The Company offers technology and product solutions for mainstream wireless applications that deliver cost and time-to-market advantages for its customers. InterDigital has a strong portfolio of patented TDMA, GSM/GPRS and CDMA inventions, which it licenses worldwide. For more information, please visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com. InterDigital(R) is a trademark of the Company.