A method of providing fiber optical network service to a number of dwelling units or premises (U1 - U4) each of which is adjacent to a common hallway in a multi- dwelling unit, comprising the steps of: mounting a number of storage boxes on a wall (22, 52) or other supporting surface at locations along the length of the hallway so that each location is next to a dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4) for which network service is to be provided, constructing and arranging each of the storage boxes for retaining windings or loops of optical fibers associated with a fiber bundle, wherein the fiber bundle is formed by binding a number of bend insensitive optical fibers within a soft acrylate matrix that is surrounded by a, with respect to the soft acrylate matrix, harder acrylate encasement layer having an outer diameter of about 1.4 mm; installing the fiber bundle in an unbroken length along the hallway including the locations of the storage boxes, wherein, at each of the dwelling units or premises, a certain length of the fiber bundle is coiled by hand to form a slack coil, wherein each slack coil is retained near an entry point of the dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), wherein the encasement layer of the slack coil is cut or stripped over a determined length and the matrix is removed by hand to expose the optical fibers, and each slack coil is then transferred into the storage box mounted next to the dwelling unit or premises so that windings or loops of the optical fibers associated with the fiber bundle are retained in each of the storage boxes; for a given dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), identifying a fiber designated for the given dwelling unit or premises from among the windings or loops of the optical fibers retained in the storage box mounted next to the given dwelling unit or premises, cutting the designated fiber to obtain an end length of the designated fiber, and withdrawing the end length of the designated fiber including the cut end from the coiled bundle; and terminating the cut end length of the designated fiber in an optical connector and storing the end length of the designated fiber terminated in the optical connector in the storage box mounted next to the given dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), or, alternatively, leaving the cut end length of the designated fiber in place to be fusion spliced to a drop fiber originating from inside the dwelling unit or premises. mounting a number of storage boxes on a wall (22, 52) or other supporting surface at locations along the length of the hallway so that each location is next to a dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4) for which network service is to be provided, constructing and arranging each of the storage boxes for retaining windings or loops of optical fibers associated with a fiber bundle, wherein the fiber bundle is formed by binding a number of bend insensitive optical fibers within a soft acrylate matrix that is surrounded by a, with respect to the soft acrylate matrix, harder acrylate encasement layer having an outer diameter of about 1.4 mm; installing the fiber bundle in an unbroken length along the hallway including the locations of the storage boxes, wherein, at each of the dwelling units or premises, a certain length of the fiber bundle is coiled by hand to form a slack coil, wherein each slack coil is retained near an entry point of the dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), wherein the encasement layer of the slack coil is cut or stripped over a determined length and the matrix is removed by hand to expose the optical fibers, and each slack coil is then transferred into the storage box mounted next to the dwelling unit or premises so that windings or loops of the optical fibers associated with the fiber bundle are retained in each of the storage boxes; for a given dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), identifying a fiber designated for the given dwelling unit or premises from among the windings or loops of the optical fibers retained in the storage box mounted next to the given dwelling unit or premises, cutting the designated fiber to obtain an end length of the designated fiber, and withdrawing the end length of the designated fiber including the cut end from the coiled bundle; and terminating the cut end length of the designated fiber in an optical connector and storing the end length of the designated fiber terminated in the optical connector in the storage box mounted next to the given dwelling unit or premises (U1 - U4), or, alternatively, leaving the cut end length of the designated fiber in place to be fusion spliced to a drop fiber originating from inside the dwelling unit or premises.