A fiber optic cable assembly including a mid-span access location, a cable
having at least fiber therein, and a tether attached and spliced to at
least one fiber of the cable. The access location and portions of the
cables are substantially encapsulated within a flexible body having
dimensions sufficient to accommodate a slack coil or loop of bend
performance optical fiber therein. A method for making a fiber optic
cable assembly including an access location, distribution cable, tether
and slack coil of optical fiber maintained within a flexible overmolded
body while providing an assembly having a cross-sectional diameter less
than about 1.25 inches.