Telecommunications assembly

A telecommunications apparatus comprising:

• a panel having a bottom wall;
• two, opposite, sides;
• a first end;
• and a second end, that together define a panel interior, the panel having a front opening that provides access to the panel interior;
• a cable spool assembly mounted to the panel at a location above a top side of the bottom wall of the panel, the cable spool assembly including first and second, opposite, flanges with a drum positioned therebetween, the cable spool assembly being adapted to rotate relative to the panel;
• and
• an adapter module mounted on the first flange of the cable spool assembly, the adapter module being adapted to slide relative to the panel between a retracted position and an extended position, the adapter module being adapted to rotate in unison with the cable spool assembly when a fiber optic cable is paid out from the cable spool assembly.