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GINA M. BUTCH
PARALEGAL
(860) 273-0701
FAX: (860) 273-3004

May 1, 2001

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 B
     PROSPECTUS TITLE: GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED
                       DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
     FILE NOS.: 33-75996* AND 811-2512
     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, 2 Prospectus Supplements and Statement of
Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 24") for Variable Annuity
Account B 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. 24 which was declared effective on
May 1, 2001. The text of Amendment No. 24 was filed electronically on April 13,
2001.

If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-0701.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gina M. Butch

Gina M. Butch


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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 Nos.: 33-88722, 2-52448; and the individual deferred
     compensation contracts covered by Registration Statement No. 33-76000.


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