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[Aetna Letterhead] Hartford, CT 06156-8975
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 C POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 23 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON
FORM N-4
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
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 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. 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, 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).
