SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   July 2, 2004
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                       BestNet Communications Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


           Nevada                      001-15482                86-1006416
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                   Identification Number)



            5075 Cascade Rd.  SE, Suite A.  Grand Rapids, MI  49546
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code (616) 977-9933
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

     BestNet Communications Announces Contingent Approval to Split Units into
Underlying Securities

Exhibits            Title

   99               Press release, issued by BestNet Communications Corporation
                    Dated July 2, 2004




                                   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.

                                            BestNet Communications Corporation


                                            By:  /s/  Robert A. Blanchard
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                                                      Robert A. Blanchard
                                                      Chief Executive Officer

                                            By:  /s/  Michael A. Kramarz
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                                                      Michael A. Kramarz
                                                      Principal Accounting
                                                      Officer


     Date:  July 2, 2004