Fiber optic cable terminal with a pushable stub cable

A method of routing at least one optical fiber, comprising:

• providing a cable including an optical fiber extending axially along a central axis of the cable from a proximal end of the cable to a distal end of the cable, the proximal end of the cable and the distal end of the cable being configured differently from each other with the distal end of the cable including a component of a fiber optic connector, the cable having different maximum thicknesses in cross-section to the central axis;
• spooling a spooled length of the cable around a spool, the spooled length including the different maximum thicknesses, the spool not being attached to any sealable or sealed fiber optic enclosure;
• and
• advancing the distal end of the cable distally into a conduit having a minimum inner transverse width that is greater than a maximum outer transverse width of the spooled length of the cable by at least a minimum distance without advancing the proximal end of the cable into the conduit, the advancing including unspooling the spooled length of the cable from the spool, wherein the minimum distance is 50 times the minimum inner transverse width of the conduit.