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151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06156-8975
December 11, 2000
KAREN A. PEDDLE
Paralegal
AFS Law, TS31
December 11, 2000 (860) 273-3894
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: OPPORTUNITY PLUS - GROUP VARIABLE MULTIPLE OPTION ANNUITY
CONTRACTS FILE NOS.: 33-75962* 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 dated December 6, 2000 contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4
("Amendment No. 25") 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 33 Act would not have differed from that contained in
Amendment No. 25 which was declared effective on December 6, 2000. The text
of Amendment No. 25 was filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the
undersigned at 860-273-3894.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Karen A. Peddle
Karen A. Peddle
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*Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant has
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which includes
all the information which would currently be required in a prospectus relating
to the securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statement:
33-75978.
