I did a search on the Boardsort site. Didn't quite get a solid answer. It seems my pictured board is High Telecom. But. To get that category. Do I remove the connector?
I think. No. But. I don't know. It does have gold connectors.
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That is a lot of steel(???) for a small board... Can you pry just the metal off?

Honestly this is one of those where I'd be unsure if it makes Telco and I might stick in peripheral. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Yep. Pull the metal connector off. Submit as High Peripheral. Done deal.
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