A telecommunications jack adapted to receive a plug, the telecommunications jack having a compensation arrangement that compensates for cross talk generated at the plug, the telecommunications jack comprising:
- a housing defining a port for receiving the plug;
- first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth consecutively arranged contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing;
- first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack;
- a circuit board including first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth tracings that respectively electrically connect the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth contact springs to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wire termination contacts, the circuit board including first and second conductive layers separated by a first dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer having a thickness less than 0.01 inches;
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- a first compensation zone provided at the first and second conductive layers, the first compensation zone including first opposing capacitor plates providing a first capacitive coupling, the first capacitive coupling being made between the third and fifth tracings, the first opposing capacitor plates being separated by the first dielectric layer, the first compensation zone also including second opposing capacitor plates providing a second capacitive coupling, the second capacitive coupling being made between the fourth and sixth tracings, the second opposing capacitor plates being separated by the first dielectric layer;
- a second compensation zone provided at the first and second conductive layers, the second compensation zone including third opposing capacitor plates providing a third capacitive coupling, the third capacitive coupling being made between the third and fourth tracings, the third opposing capacitor plates being separated by the first dielectric layer, the second compensation zone also including fourth opposing capacitor plates providing a fourth capacitive coupling, the fourth capacitive coupling being made between the fifth and sixth tracings, the fourth opposing capacitor plates being separated by the first dielectric layer;
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- a third compensation zone providing a fifth capacitive coupling and a sixth capacitive coupling, the fifth capacitive coupling being made between the third and fifth tracings, and the sixth capacitive coupling being made between the fourth and sixth tracings.