Abstract: A telecommunications enclosure (10) includes a frame (12) defining a plurality of planes including a front plane (30), a rear plane (32), a right side plane (34), a left side plane (36), a top plane (38), and a bottom plane (40). First and second termination panels (16a, 16b) are mounted to the frame. The first and second termination panels (16a, 16b) are accessible from the front plane (30) of the frame (12), and the first and second termination panels (16a, 16b) each include a plurality of cable termination locations (21). At least one splice area (18) inside the frame (12) is accessible from the right side plane (34) or the left side plane (36). The at least one splice area (18) receives fiber optic cables for splicing to additional cables inside the frame.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting head integrated into a handle. The cutting tool can be used to make a window cut in a cable jacket by sliding the cutting tool along the cable jacket. The cutting tool includes guide surfaces to control the cutting depth into the jacket and to maintain the blade edge at a predetermined depth until the end of the stroke. The cutting tool also may direct a scrap portion of the jacket out of the cutting tool away from the cable. The blade of the cutting head is angled relative to a cable guide channel and is easily replaceable.