[Aetna Letterhead] 151 Farmington Avenue
[Aetna Logo] Hartford, CT 06156
Maria R. L. Stewart
ARS Law TS31
(860) 273-6286
September 1, 1999 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 C
Prospectus Title: Individual Deferred Fixed or Variable Annuity Contracts
for Individual Retirement Annuities (Under Sections
408(b), 408A and 408(k))
File Nos.: 33-75992 and 811-2513
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. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 16") for
Variable Annuity Account C 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. 16 which was
declared effective on September 1, 1999. The text of Amendment No. 16 was filed
electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-6286.
Sincerely,
/s/ Maria R. L. Stewart
Maria R. L. Stewart
