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| <periodOfReport> 2006-12-22 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001084048 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> JCOM </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001355733 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Adelman Jeffrey Daniel </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., 5TH FLOOR </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> LOS ANGELES </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 90028 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
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| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> VP/General Counsel </officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Option to purchase Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 3.525 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2006-12-22 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
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| <value></value> |
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| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
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| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
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| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2012-06-25 </value> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 6000 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
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| <value></value> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Option to purchase Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 4.47 </value> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2006-12-22 </value> |
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| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
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| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
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| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| <value></value> |
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| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> The matching reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding vested option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the ?old? option and the grant of a replacement option. This amendment is intended to cure the non-compliance of the ?old? option grant with IRC Section 409A. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Jeffrey D Adelman </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2006-12-26 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |