NYC Apartment FIOS Triple Play Install

I'm in a NYC apartment building.  Do you think the field tech that comes out to do the install will be OK with the following?
Currently, I have a coax cable that comes from the hallway, through my wall next to the front door, into my apartment.  But to bring the fiber in, I'd like a new hole drilled maybe 6 inches or so away from the coax so that it comes through into a closet I have right near the door.  This way, I can have the fiber feed to the ONT that I'd like mounted on the inside of the closet wall.  My phone line also comes in through the floor in this closet.
I have no electrical outlet in my closet.  But there is one just outside the wall where I want the ONT mounted.
I was thinking of putting a power strip in my closet and having the tech drill a hole through the wall where my outlet is.  I also want the Actiontec router to remain in the closet since it is pretty big and I will be using my own router on my desk next to that wall.
So the hole through the closet wall needs to be big enough to fit:
- a power cord (and 3-prong plug) from the power strip
- ethernet cable which will go to my router
- coax cable which will need to connect to my existing coax that goes to my cable boxes
The power strip in the closet can then be used to plug in the ONT and the Actiontec.
Will the field tech be able to do this?  Or am I screwed?
Thanks.

Frameless wrote:
 ... My building is set up ... such that the ONT's are required to be installed in each apartment [emphasis added] ... I have structured wiring where my phone, internet and TV all terminate at a ... panel ... distribution ... (COAX, Cat5, Phone) all begin at the panel ... when the Fiber cable is brought into the apartment, can it be run to the ... panel ... The ONT can be placed within the panel and power can be supplied ... will the installer be able to hide the Fiber cable ... [?]
If the ONT must be installed within your apartment, then necessarily the fiber cable must also terminate within your apartment (at the ONT, of course).  It is therefore up to the VZ tech to make the install conform to requirements.  If there is space at your structured wiring panel, the ONT will go there.
Whether the install can meet your cosmetic requirements regarding concealed wiring is impossible to answer a priori.  Depends on your layout and the route that the fiber must follow to get to your flat.  My experience with VZ install techs is quite positive. They made a real effort in my case to meet my requirements (electrical and cosmetic).  There are photos of my install elsewhere on this forum.

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