A communications jack, comprising: a housing (212, 216, 218) having a plug aperture; a dielectric mounting substrate; and a plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) mounted in the dielectric mounting substrate that are configured to mate with respective ones of a plurality of contacts of a communications plug when the plug is inserted into the plug aperture, wherein each of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) includes a fixed end portion mounted in the dielectric mounting substrate and a free end portion, the communications jack being characterized in that it further comprises: a floating wiring board mounted at least partially within the plug aperture and positioned between the fixed and free end portions of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b), the floating wiring board being generally perpendicular to the plurality of contacts and suspended from the dielectric mounting substrate by the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b); wherein at least some of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are electrically connected to respective ones of a plurality of conductive traces (276a, 276b) on the floating wiring board, wherein a position of the floating wiring board within the plug aperture changes when the plug is inserted into the plug aperture, and wherein a first of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) is electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of conductive traces such that the fixed end portion and the free end portion of the first contact (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are in a non-aligned relationship. a housing (212, 216, 218) having a plug aperture; a dielectric mounting substrate; and a plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) mounted in the dielectric mounting substrate that are configured to mate with respective ones of a plurality of contacts of a communications plug when the plug is inserted into the plug aperture, wherein each of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) includes a fixed end portion mounted in the dielectric mounting substrate and a free end portion, the communications jack being characterized in that it further comprises: a floating wiring board mounted at least partially within the plug aperture and positioned between the fixed and free end portions of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b), the floating wiring board being generally perpendicular to the plurality of contacts and suspended from the dielectric mounting substrate by the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b); wherein at least some of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are electrically connected to respective ones of a plurality of conductive traces (276a, 276b) on the floating wiring board, wherein a position of the floating wiring board within the plug aperture changes when the plug is inserted into the plug aperture, and wherein a first of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) is electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of conductive traces such that the fixed end portion and the free end portion of the first contact (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are in a non-aligned relationship. a floating wiring board mounted at least partially within the plug aperture and positioned between the fixed and free end portions of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b), the floating wiring board being generally perpendicular to the plurality of contacts and suspended from the dielectric mounting substrate by the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b); wherein at least some of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are electrically connected to respective ones of a plurality of conductive traces (276a, 276b) on the floating wiring board, wherein a position of the floating wiring board within the plug aperture changes when the plug is inserted into the plug aperture, and wherein a first of the plurality of contacts (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) is electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of conductive traces such that the fixed end portion and the free end portion of the first contact (222a, 222b, 224a, 224b, 226a, 226b, 228a, 228b) are in a non-aligned relationship.