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Aetna Inc.
151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 08156-8975
Anngharaad S. Reid
Paralegal
AFS Law, TS31
August 16,2000 (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 C
Prospectus Title: Multiple Sponsored Retirement Options 403(b), 457, 401(a)
and 401(k)
File Nos.: 333-01107* and 811-2513
Rule 497(j) Filing
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), this is
to certify that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
Supplements contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 22") 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. 22 which was declared effective on August 15, 2000.
The text of Amendment No. 22 was filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-4474.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Anngharaad S. Reid
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Anngharaad S. Reid
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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
Statements: 33-88720, 33-75964 (which had included a combined prospectus for
earlier Registration Statements: 33-75958, 33-75960, and 33-75994); 33-75986
(which had included a combined prospectus for earlier Registration Statements:
33-75970, 33-75954, and 33-75956); 33-75982 (which had included a combined
prospectus for earlier Registration Statements: 33-75986, 33-75966, 33-75990,
and the individual deferred compensation contracts covered by Registration
Statement No. 33-75992); and 33-91846 (which had included a combined
prospectus for earlier Registration Statement: 33-75976).
