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ANN H. BIERUT
Paralegal
AFS Law, TS31
December 15, 2000 (860) 273-0241
Fax: (860) 273-9407
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 Supplements to the Prospectus and to the Statement of
Additional Information dated December 14, 2000 contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 26")
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. 26 which was
declared effective on December 14, 2000. The text of Amendment No. 26 was filed
electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-0241.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ann H. Bierut
Ann H. Bierut
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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.
