A compensating advanced feature patch panel that can include removable modular or fixed electronic components (46, 48, 50), wherein the patch panel provides improved performance levels, said patch panel including a patch panel printed circuit board comprising: a communication circuit electrically coupled between an insulation displacement connector at a PD/User end and an RJ45 connector at a telecommunication equipment end; and at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) electrically coupled with said communication circuit, said component comprised of at least one active circuit (65, 67, 72) to provide an advanced feature; characterized in that said printed circuit board is a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a plurality of layers (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66), said communication circuit being disposed on at least a first layer (52, 54) of said plurality of layers and the at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) being disposed on at least a second layer (64, 66) of said plurality of layers, said at least a first layer (52, 54) on which said communication circuit is disposed being separated from said at least a second layer (64, 66) on which said at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) is disposed; and in that a plurality of compensating circuit elements are disposed upon at least one layer (52, 54) of said plurality of layers (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66) to establish a compensating capacitance and inductive coupling with said active circuit to substantially minimize at least one adverse effect resulting from said active circuit and thereby providing improved performance levels. a communication circuit electrically coupled between an insulation displacement connector at a PD/User end and an RJ45 connector at a telecommunication equipment end; and at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) electrically coupled with said communication circuit, said component comprised of at least one active circuit (65, 67, 72) to provide an advanced feature; characterized in that said printed circuit board is a multilayered printed circuit board comprising a plurality of layers (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66), said communication circuit being disposed on at least a first layer (52, 54) of said plurality of layers and the at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) being disposed on at least a second layer (64, 66) of said plurality of layers, said at least a first layer (52, 54) on which said communication circuit is disposed being separated from said at least a second layer (64, 66) on which said at least one of a removable modular or fixed electronic component (46, 48, 50) is disposed; and in that a plurality of compensating circuit elements are disposed upon at least one layer (52, 54) of said plurality of layers (52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66) to establish a compensating capacitance and inductive coupling with said active circuit to substantially minimize at least one adverse effect resulting from said active circuit and thereby providing improved performance levels.