A cable comprising: a core comprising a first twisted pair of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and a second twisted pair of insulated conductors (16a, 16b); a shielding tape surrounding the first and second twisted pairs of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and defining a longitudinal centerline, the shielding tape comprising: a dielectric substrate; and a shielding substrate disposed on the dielectric substrate and comprising a plurality of conductive shielding segments, each conductive shielding segment of the plurality of conductive shielding segments being spaced from an immediately adjacent conductive shielding segment such that the plurality of conductive shielding segments cooperate to define a path of electrical discontinuity that is routed longitudinally along the dielectric substrate in an oscillating pattern about the longitudinal centerline; and an outer jacket surrounding the first and second twisted pairs of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and the shielding tape, characterized in that the path is a single line path and comprises a first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634) and a second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) and said second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) is more longitudinally compact than said first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634), wherein each of said first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634) and said second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) comprises a positive half cycle segment and a negative half cycle segment. a core comprising a first twisted pair of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and a second twisted pair of insulated conductors (16a, 16b); a shielding tape surrounding the first and second twisted pairs of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and defining a longitudinal centerline, the shielding tape comprising: a dielectric substrate; and a shielding substrate disposed on the dielectric substrate and comprising a plurality of conductive shielding segments, each conductive shielding segment of the plurality of conductive shielding segments being spaced from an immediately adjacent conductive shielding segment such that the plurality of conductive shielding segments cooperate to define a path of electrical discontinuity that is routed longitudinally along the dielectric substrate in an oscillating pattern about the longitudinal centerline; and a dielectric substrate; and a shielding substrate disposed on the dielectric substrate and comprising a plurality of conductive shielding segments, each conductive shielding segment of the plurality of conductive shielding segments being spaced from an immediately adjacent conductive shielding segment such that the plurality of conductive shielding segments cooperate to define a path of electrical discontinuity that is routed longitudinally along the dielectric substrate in an oscillating pattern about the longitudinal centerline; and an outer jacket surrounding the first and second twisted pairs of insulated conductors (16a, 16b) and the shielding tape, characterized in that the path is a single line path and comprises a first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634) and a second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) and said second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) is more longitudinally compact than said first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634), wherein each of said first cycle portion (134, 234, 334, 434, 534, 634) and said second cycle portion (136, 236, 336, 436, 536, 636) comprises a positive half cycle segment and a negative half cycle segment.