A network interface device includes a base, a cover and a circuit board
secured in the base. The circuit board includes terminations for input and
output communication lines. Each pair of input and output communication
lines corresponds to a single standard telephone line, a high speed data
line or other type of line. The communication line terminations may be
implemented as insulation displacement connectors, and the cover may
include projections on its inner surface such that closing the cover also
closes the insulation displacement connectors on the circuit board. For
each communication line, the circuit board may include a subscriber bridge
which establishes a breakable connection between the input and output line
terminations via traces in the circuit board. In fixed wireless,
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and other similar applications, the circuit board
may also include terminations for input and output power lines, and the
base and cover may be extended to accommodate an uninterruptible power
supply. The power supply supplies the input power line to the
corresponding termination on the circuit board, and the output power line
is supplied to a power input of a remote unit in a fixed wireless system
or other electronic unit external to the network interface device. The
circuit board may also include power protection circuitry for protecting
against surges on the input and output communication and power lines.