A device for receiving and organizing twisted pairs of conductors from a
cable having a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors includes a block
with upper and lower surfaces, first and second opposing end walls that
define a longitudinal axis, and first and second opposing side walls. The
block further comprises at least one aperture extending from the upper
surface toward the lower surface, the aperture being sized and configured
to receive each of the plurality of twisted pairs of a cable. Each of the
side walls includes at least one open-ended slot opening downwardly, each
of the slots being sized and configured to receive a respective twisted
pair of conductors. In this configuration, the device can facilitate
termination of twisted pair conductors onto IDCs or the like and can
provide a termination with less dimensional variation (and, in turn, less
variation in electrical performance) than prior termination devices.