A communication device, comprising: a line interface circuit (210; 400; 500; 600; 700) for interfacing a communication line, including a driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744) to drive a plurality of transmit signals (Vtx+, Vtx-) onto the communication line over a plurality of transmit frequency bands respectively, and a plurality of transmit filters (450; 501,502; 701, 702,703) coupled to the driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744), each transmit filter being associated with one of the plurality of transmit frequency bands; a receiver coupled to a line side of the line interface circuit to receive a plurality of receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) over a plurality of receive frequency bands and including a plurality of receive components for receiving the said receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) respectively; a receive filter (601, 602) coupled to the receiver for filtering the receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-), and configured to block interference noise from the receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) to at least one of the transmit signals (Vtx+, Vtx-); the receive filter (601, 602) comprises a plurality of receive filtering components, each receive filtering component corresponding to one of the receive frequency bands and the said transmit frequency bands are spaced apart such that at least one of said receive frequency bands is located between said transmit frequency bands wherein at least one of the transmit filters is a band-pass filter having a center frequency associated with at least one transmit frequency band of the line interface circuit and the said at least one band-pass filter comprises a first inductive/capacitive, LC, component and a second LC component, the first LC component coupled to the driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744) on a driver side of the line interface circuit, and wherein the second LC component is coupled to at least one of the line impedance and the impedance component of the line side of the line interface circuit (210; 400; 500; 600; 700).. a line interface circuit (210; 400; 500; 600; 700) for interfacing a communication line, including a driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744) to drive a plurality of transmit signals (Vtx+, Vtx-) onto the communication line over a plurality of transmit frequency bands respectively, and a plurality of transmit filters (450; 501,502; 701, 702,703) coupled to the driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744), each transmit filter being associated with one of the plurality of transmit frequency bands; a receiver coupled to a line side of the line interface circuit to receive a plurality of receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) over a plurality of receive frequency bands and including a plurality of receive components for receiving the said receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) respectively; a receive filter (601, 602) coupled to the receiver for filtering the receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-), and configured to block interference noise from the receive signals (Vrx+, Vrx-) to at least one of the transmit signals (Vtx+, Vtx-); the receive filter (601, 602) comprises a plurality of receive filtering components, each receive filtering component corresponding to one of the receive frequency bands and the said transmit frequency bands are spaced apart such that at least one of said receive frequency bands is located between said transmit frequency bands wherein at least one of the transmit filters is a band-pass filter having a center frequency associated with at least one transmit frequency band of the line interface circuit and the said at least one band-pass filter comprises a first inductive/capacitive, LC, component and a second LC component, the first LC component coupled to the driver (405,406; 585,595; 603, 604; 743,744) on a driver side of the line interface circuit, and wherein the second LC component is coupled to at least one of the line impedance and the impedance component of the line side of the line interface circuit (210; 400; 500; 600; 700)..