UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    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) October 22, 2001

                         j2 Global Communications, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                    0-25965                51-0371142
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation              File Number)         Identification No.)

                              6922 Hollywood Blvd.
                                    Suite 800
                          Los Angeles, California 90028
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (323) 860-9200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On October 22, 2001, j2 Global Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("j2"), announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September
30, 2001. A copy of j2's press release announcing these financial results is
attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporate herein by reference.

The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor"
language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
amended, indicating that certain statements



about j2's business contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather
than "historic." The press release also states that a more thorough discussion
of certain factors which may affect j2's operating results is included in j2's
Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
and j2's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2001 which
are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the
Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov), and will also
be included in j2's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2001 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
the near future.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c) EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

   Exhibit
   Number             Description

   -------            -----------

   99.1               Press Release issued October 22, 2001.

                                   SIGNATURES

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.

                            j2 Global Communications, Inc.
                               (Registrant)

                            By:   /s/ Jeffrey D. Adelman
                                 -------------------------------
Date: October 22, 2001           Jeffrey D. Adelman
                                 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

            Exhibit
            Number                  Description

            -------                 -----------

            99.1                    Press Release issued October 22, 2001.