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[Aetna Letterhead] Hartford, CT 06156
MARIA R. L. STEWART
ARS Law TS31
(860) 273-6286
December 14, 2000 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: AETNA INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITY
FILE NOS.: 33-75988* 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. 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 December 14, 2000. The text of Amendment No. 22 was filed
electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-6286.
Sincerely,
/s/ Maria R. L. Stewart
Maria R. L. Stewart
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*Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which includes
all the information which would currently be required in prospectuses relating
to the securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statement Nos.:
33-75972, 33-76024, and 33-89858.
