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                                       April 3, 2002



VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:  The AllianceBernstein Funds:
              AllianceBernstein Disciplined Value Fund, Inc.
              (File Nos. 333-90261 and 811-09687)
              AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.
              (File Nos. 333-08153 and 811-07707)
              AllianceBernstein Utility Income Fund, Inc.
              (File Nos. 033-66630 and 811-07916)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         On behalf of the above-referenced AllianceBernstein
Funds (the "Funds"), we are transmitting a certification pursuant
to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933.  In this regard,
we certify that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information for the Funds that would have been filed under Rule
497(c) do not differ from those included in the most recent post-
effective amendment to each Fund's registration statement.  The
post-effective amendments were filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002.

                                       Sincerely,


                                       /s/ Nora L. Sheehan
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                                           Nora L. Sheehan











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