A telecommunications cabinet includes an enclosure, a splitter mounted
within the enclosure for splitting a fiber optic signal, a plurality of
adjacently positioned adapter trays mounted within the enclosure, each
tray being pivotable about an axis generally parallel to a longitudinal
axis of the enclosure and each adapter tray housing a plurality of
adapters, the enclosure also including an excess cable storage structure
for storing cables that are not connected by the adapters mounted on the
adapter trays, the excess cable storage structure providing a termination
location for fiber optic cables without providing a continuous optical
path for the fiber optic signals.