Patch cord having a plug with a conductive shield between differential pairs formed by conductors of a cable

A patch cord comprising:

• a communications cable that includes at least a first conductor and a second conductor that form a first differential pair, and a third conductor and a fourth conductor that form a second differential pair;
• and
• a plug that is attached to the communications cable, the plug comprising:
• a housing that receives the communications cable;
• a first plug contact, a second plug contact, a third plug contact and a fourth plug contact that each are at least partially within the housing;
• a printed circuit board that is at least partly within the housing, the printed circuit board including a first conductive path that connects the first conductor to the first plug contact, a second conductive path that connects the second conductor to the second plug contact, a third conductive path that connects the third conductor to the third plug contact, and a fourth conductive path that connects the fourth conductor to the fourth plug contact, and
• a first conductive shield that extends above a top surface of the printed circuit board that is disposed between the first differential pair and the second differential pair.