Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 15, 1997, 96-20100 (Chair King, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Houston Cellular Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Karen Laake, Etc.)

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Because we conclude that Congress granted state courts exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over private actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand this case to it with directions to dismiss this cause for want of subject matter jurisdiction.

I.