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KATHERINE K. GAUDREAU
Senior Paralegal
AFS Law, TS31
December 15, 2000 (860) 273-3892
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. 23 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-4
PROSPECTUS TITLE: GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS FOR
EMPLOYER-SPONSORED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
FILING NOS.: 33-75996* 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 dated December 14, 2000
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 23") 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 33 Act would not have differed from that
contained in Amendment No. 23 which was filed on December 13, 2000 and
declared effective on December 14, 2000. The text of Amendment No. 23 was
filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the
undersigned at 860-273-3892.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Katherine K. Gaudreau
Katherine K. Gaudreau
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* Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which
includes all information that would currently be required in a prospectus
relating to the securities covered by Registration Statements Nos.: 2-52448,
33-88722, and the individual deferred compensation contracts covered by
Registration Statement No. 33-76000.
