A communications outlet 102 including eight conductive paths, each conductive path including a corresponding outlet tine (T1-T8) and the outlet tines being positioned adjacent one another and defining four pairs (P1, P2, P3, P4) of outlet tines, the fourth and fifth outlet tines defining a first pair, the first and second outlet tines defining a second pair, the third and sixth outlet tines defining a third pair, and the seventh and eighth outlet tines defining a fourth pair, each outlet tine having a free end 304 near which a plug contact is adapted to touch the outlet tine and each outlet tine having a fixed end coupled through a corresponding conductive trace (CT1-CT8) to a corresponding wire terminating contact, the communications outlet comprising a first modal alien crosstalk compensation stage connected to the conductive paths associated with the second, third, and fourth pairs, the first modal alien crosstalk compensation stage including independent capacitive components operably responsive to differential signals on the third pair to introduce common mode signals onto the second and fourth pairs that have the opposite polarity of common mode signals on the second and fourth pairs at points where the plug contact touches the outlet tines; a second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage coupled to selected ones of the conductive paths, characterised in the second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage including independent capacitive components operably responsive to differential signals on the third pair to introduce common mode signals onto the second and fourth pairs that have the same polarity as common mode signals on the second and fourth pairs introduced in the plug contacts; and wherein the independent capacitive components of the second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage comprise: a first capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the second outlet tine; a second capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the first outlet tine; a third capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the seventh outlet tine; and a fourth capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the eighth outlet tine. a second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage coupled to selected ones of the conductive paths, characterised in the second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage including independent capacitive components operably responsive to differential signals on the third pair to introduce common mode signals onto the second and fourth pairs that have the same polarity as common mode signals on the second and fourth pairs introduced in the plug contacts; and wherein the independent capacitive components of the second modal alien crosstalk compensation stage comprise: a first capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the second outlet tine; a second capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the first outlet tine; a third capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the seventh outlet tine; and a fourth capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the eighth outlet tine. a first capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the second outlet tine; a second capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the third outlet tine and the conductive path of the first outlet tine; a third capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the seventh outlet tine; and a fourth capacitance coupled between the conductive path of the sixth outlet tine and the conductive path of the eighth outlet tine.