Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RESSLER RICHARD S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC [jcom] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2005
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90028		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/31/2005   A(1)   10,000 A $ 0 (2) 510,000 D (3)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 37.53 08/31/2005   A(4)   6,000   08/31/2006 08/31/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,000 $ 0 (5) 631,000 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 37.53 08/31/2005   A(4)   6,000   08/31/2007 08/31/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,000 $ 0 (5) 637,000 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 37.53 08/31/2005   A(4)   6,000   08/31/2008 08/31/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,000 $ 0 (5) 643,000 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 37.53 08/31/2005   A(4)   6,000   08/31/2009 08/31/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,000 $ 0 (5) 649,000 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 37.53 08/31/2005   A(4)   6,000   08/31/2010 08/31/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,000 $ 0 (5) 655,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RESSLER RICHARD S
C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90028		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Richard S. Ressler   09/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Restricted Stocks awarded under the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan. The restricted shares are subject to a five-year restricted period which commences on the date of award with restrictions lapsing as to 10% of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of award, 15% of the shares on the second anniversary, 20% on the third, 25% on the fourth, and 30% on the fifth anniversary of the date of the award.
(2) Restricted Stock granted for services rendered; no value placed on services rendered.
(3) In addition to the shares held directly by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person also holds 193,494 shares indirectly as a managing member of Orchard/JFAX Investors, LLC, a private investment vehicle formed in 1997 to facilitate the investment by the Reporting Person and other investors in the Issuer, and disclaims beneficial ownership of shares in which he has no pecuniary interest; and 18,066 shares as a trustee of The Ressler Family Foundation and disclaims beneficial interst in the shares owned by the Foundation.
(4) Stock Options granted pursuant to the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan.
(5) Stock Options granted for services rendered; no value placed on services rendered.

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