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January 15, 2010

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Christian Sandoe

RE:

Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust (the trust):

 

Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund (the fund)

 

File Nos. (002-41839) and (811-02105)

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 134

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 8b-16 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Regulation S-T and Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, transmitted herewith on behalf of the trust is Post-Effective Amendment No. 134 to the trust's current effective Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This transmission contains a conformed signature page, the manually signed original of which, executed pursuant to the a Power of Attorney dated February 1, 2009, is maintained at the offices of the trust.

This filing contains the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund. The documents have been modified to reflect amendments made to Form N-1A under the Enhanced Disclosure and New Prospectus Delivery Option for Registered Open-End Management Investment Companies Final Rule. This is the first filing of these documents in the amended format. Due to the extent of the modifications made to the prospectus, this document has not been tagged to indicate changes made since the last definitive filing. The fund's SAI has been tagged to indicate modifications made since the last definitive filing. The fund may be marketed through banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions.

This filing also serves to update standard disclosure and implement editorial changes.

Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the trust elects an effective date of April 1, 2010. We request your comments by February 16, 2010.

Please contact Jamie Plourde at (617) 563-1375 in connection with any questions or comments regarding this filing.

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Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Eugenio Martinez

 

Eugenio Martinez

 

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