Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a housing having front, rear, top, bottom and side parts which define first and second cavities, the first cavity structured and arranged to form part of a modular RJ-45 jack, the second cavity structured and arranged to receive a USB jack, the housing further including downward extending terminal pins electrically coupled to the modular jack, a rear cover attachable to the housing's rear part, a shield substantially surrounding the sides and top and rear parts of the housing and the rear cover, the rear cover and the housing having respective terminal pin engaging elements, the rear cover being movable to engage the housing, whereby the terminal pin engaging elements of the rear cover and of the housing move toward each other, capturing between them the terminal pins and maintaining these pins separate from each other.