Comcast saw its stock rise twelve cents last week on the news it would be offering VoIP service to 40 million homes by the end of 2006. Of course once the smoke cleared, many outlets (Light Reading being one) pointed out that while the comcast network does pass 40 million potential homes, it actually sells TV service to 21 million of those customers and digital cable TV service to 7.9 million. Even Comcast spokespeople were trying to calm excitement about the initial announcement, one informing USAToday "It depends on how our tests work out." Oppenheimer analyst Thomas Eagan offers the best abridged version of the coming cable VoIP timeline we've seen: "If you are a Cablevision subscriber, you're seeing it now. If you're a Time Warner customer, you'll hear about it by the end of the year. And if you're a Cox and Comcast customer, you'll hear about it in 2005."