Shielded premise cabling components have been available for many years and popular in many markets around the world. The performance enhancing features of shielding have been recognized for minimizing nearby alien cross talk and electromagnetic interference (EMI). The complete shielding/grounding solution includes FTP cable, connectors, patch panels, cords, and rack grounding. These grounding wires provide a dissipation channel for electromagnetic interference (EMI) surrounding an installation therefore minimizing external noise influences maximizing the performance capability of the shielded modular connectors.