Communications connector system

A shield for use with a cable comprising a plurality of wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each pair, the shield comprising:

• a compressible body portion having a plurality of open-ended channels formed therein, the plurality of channels comprising a different corresponding channel for each of at least a portion of the wire pairs, each of the channels being configured to house both the wire pair corresponding to the channel and the pair shield surrounding the wire pair;
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• at least one conductive portion positioned inside at least a portion of the channels, when both the wire pair corresponding to each channel in the portion of channels and the pair shield surrounding the wire pair are housed inside the corresponding channel, the compressible body portion being sufficiently compressible to press the at least one conductive portion into contact with the pair shield surrounding the wire pair housed inside each of the channels in the portion of channels.

A wire connector for use with a wire having an elongated connector surrounded circumferentially by an insulating jacket, the wire connector comprising:

• an electrically conductive body portion positionable alongside the wire, the body portion comprising a wire receptacle with a tapered opening, the opening being defined between a first edge portion of the body portion and a second edge portion of the body portion, the opening being configured to allow at least a portion of the wire to pass therethrough into the wire receptacle, the first and second edge portions being configured to cut through the insulating jacket of the wire to contact the conductor as the portion of the wire enters the wire receptacle through the opening.