Telescoping cable spool

1. A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables, the spool comprising:

a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment;

a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over said fixed part, said spool housing moveable relative to said fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.

2. The telescoping cable spool of claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism for releasably retaining said spool housing in said first retracted position.

3. The telescoping cable spool of claim 2 , further comprising an actuator for releasing said locking mechanism.

4. The telescoping cable spool of claim 1 , wherein said fixed part is elongate and cylindrical.

5. The telescoping cable spool of claim 3 , wherein said fixed part is hollow and said actuator comprises a member dimensioned to fit slideably within said fixed part for movement between a locked position and an actuated position and a spring for biasing said actuator into said locked position.

6. The telescoping cable spool of claim 1 , wherein said fixed part comprises a base for attachment to the surface adjacent the networking equipment.

7. A cable spool comprising:

a fixed part comprising a base configured for attachment to a surface;

a moveable part comprising a cable supporting part bordered at each end by a cable retaining part;

wherein the moveable part is arranged in a telescoping arrangement with the fixed part; and

wherein the moveable part is configured for movement relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.

8. The cable spool of claim 7 , wherein the fixed part and the moveable part are arranged along concentric axes.

9. The cable spool of claim 7 , wherein the cable retaining part comprises a cable retaining flange.

10. The cable spool of claim 9 , wherein a transition between the cable supporting part and each cable retaining flange is smooth.

11. The cable spool of claim 7 , wherein the cable supporting part is hollow and dimensioned to fit over the fixed part.

12. The cable spool of claim 7 , further comprising a locking mechanism for securing the moveable part a selected one of the first retracted position and the second extended position.

13. The cable spool of claim 7 , wherein the cable supporting part is cylindrical.

14. A telescoping cable spool, the spool comprising:

a fixed part;

a spool housing comprising a pair of raised cable retaining parts interconnected by a cable support;

wherein the fixed part is configured for attachment to a vertical surface;

wherein the spool housing is dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part;

wherein the spool housing is configured for movement relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position; and

wherein the spool housing is elongate and comprised of two elongate halves and further wherein when assembled the two like halves define a hollow space dimensioned to fit over the fixed part.

15. The telescoping cable spool of claim 14 , wherein the cable support is tubular.

16. The telescoping cable spool of claim 14 , wherein the cable support retaining part comprises a cable retaining flange.

17. The telescoping cable spool of claim 16 , wherein the cable support and the cable retaining flanges are concentric.

18. The telescoping cable spool of claim 16 , wherein a transition between the cable support and each cable retaining flange is smooth.