Patent ID: 7412052

Claim:
A system for delivering digital subscriber line (DSL) service to a subscriber, the system comprising: a) a pair gain system that generates a pair gain signal; b) a splitter that combines and separates signals, one of the signals being a DSL signal; and c) an insulation displacement connection block having a plurality of paired termination locations aligned in a row, each paired termination location including a first double termination location and a second double termination location, the insulation displacement connection block further including: i) a first set of connections terminated at the first double termination location; ii) a second set of connections terminated at the second double termination location; and iii) a disconnector plug positionable at an insertion location defined by the insulation displacement connection block, the insertion location corresponding to the first and second double termination locations; d) wherein the subscriber receives only the pair gain signal when the disconnector plug is absent from the insertion location, and wherein the subscriber receives both the pair gain signal and the DSL signal when the disconnector plug is inserted into the insertion location.