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151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06156
ANNGHARAAD S. REID
Paralegal
AFS Law TS31
December 15, 1999 (860) 273-4474
Fax: (860) 273-3004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
RE: AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND ITS VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT B
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-4
FILE NOS. 333-37448 AND 811-2512
RULE 497(j) FILING
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), this is
to certify that the Prospectus Supplement contained in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 2") for Variable
Annuity Account B of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Registrant")
that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Act would not have
differed from that contained in Amendment No. 2 of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 which was declared effective on December 14, 2000. The
text of Amendment No. 2 was filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-4474.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anngharaad S. Reid
Anngharaad S. Reid
