A network plug terminating a cable and configured for mating with a socket, and comprising a plurality of terminal contacts disposed along a forward face thereof, each of the terminal contacts terminating a respective one of a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors and such that when the plug is inserted into the socket each of the terminal contacts comes into contact with a respective tine in the socket. The plug further comprises a flexible tab comprising a tab release member and a slider connected to the tab release member. The slider is configured for movement along a length of the plug against a biasing force between a first position, wherein the flexible tab is in an unflexed state and engageable by a tab engaging feature in the socket and a second position wherein the flexible tab is in a flexed state and not engageable by the tab engaging feature.