A multi-fiber reel and adapter assembly comprising: a base including a back wall and a side wall (106, 108, 109, 112) that are configured to define an interior; a cable reel mounted to the base, the cable reel being configured to be received in the interior of the base, wherein a bearing mount extends from the back wall into the interior and is configured to rotatably receive a hub portion of the cable reel; a plurality of adapters fixedly mounted to the base, wherein the side wall (106, 108, 109, 112) includes the plurality of adapters and an opening configured to receive a distribution cable that includes a fiber optic cable; wherein the cable reel is configured to rotate relative to the base and the adapters, and wherein the cable reel comprises: an outer rim portion radially outward relative to the hub portion, the outer rim portion being configured to receive the distribution cable wound thereon, and a pair of reel flanges (138, 139) configured to extend radially outward from the outer rim portion, at least one of the reel flanges including an opening through which the distribution cable passes from a space between the reel flanges (138, 139) to a space outside of the reel flanges, wherein one of the reel flanges includes a header portion which extends from an outer surface of the one reel flange that faces away from the back wall, the header portion being configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base, and wherein the header portion includes at least one pair of fingers that extend in a direction away from the outer surface of the one reel flange, the pair of fingers being configured to receive and hold the fiber optic cable such that the fiber optic cable is configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base: and wherein each of the adapters is configured to couple the fiber optic cable from the cable reel with a fiber optic drop cable that is configured to run from the respective adapter to a location of an end user that is remote from the assembly. a base including a back wall and a side wall (106, 108, 109, 112) that are configured to define an interior; a cable reel mounted to the base, the cable reel being configured to be received in the interior of the base, wherein a bearing mount extends from the back wall into the interior and is configured to rotatably receive a hub portion of the cable reel; a plurality of adapters fixedly mounted to the base, wherein the side wall (106, 108, 109, 112) includes the plurality of adapters and an opening configured to receive a distribution cable that includes a fiber optic cable; wherein the cable reel is configured to rotate relative to the base and the adapters, and wherein the cable reel comprises: an outer rim portion radially outward relative to the hub portion, the outer rim portion being configured to receive the distribution cable wound thereon, and a pair of reel flanges (138, 139) configured to extend radially outward from the outer rim portion, at least one of the reel flanges including an opening through which the distribution cable passes from a space between the reel flanges (138, 139) to a space outside of the reel flanges, wherein one of the reel flanges includes a header portion which extends from an outer surface of the one reel flange that faces away from the back wall, the header portion being configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base, and wherein the header portion includes at least one pair of fingers that extend in a direction away from the outer surface of the one reel flange, the pair of fingers being configured to receive and hold the fiber optic cable such that the fiber optic cable is configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base: and an outer rim portion radially outward relative to the hub portion, the outer rim portion being configured to receive the distribution cable wound thereon, and a pair of reel flanges (138, 139) configured to extend radially outward from the outer rim portion, at least one of the reel flanges including an opening through which the distribution cable passes from a space between the reel flanges (138, 139) to a space outside of the reel flanges, wherein one of the reel flanges includes a header portion which extends from an outer surface of the one reel flange that faces away from the back wall, the header portion being configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base, and wherein the header portion includes at least one pair of fingers that extend in a direction away from the outer surface of the one reel flange, the pair of fingers being configured to receive and hold the fiber optic cable such that the fiber optic cable is configured to rotate with the cable reel relative to the base: and wherein each of the adapters is configured to couple the fiber optic cable from the cable reel with a fiber optic drop cable that is configured to run from the respective adapter to a location of an end user that is remote from the assembly.