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March 4, 2010



VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC  20549

Re:     Pioneer Equity Income Fund (the "Fund")
        File Nos. 333-46453 and 811-08657
        CIK No. 0000869356

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I certify
that the forms of prospectus and statement of additional information for the
Fund, which would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, do not differ
from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Fund's
registration statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on February 26, 2010
(Accession No. 0000869356-10-000004).

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing certification, please
contact me at (617) 422-4703.

Very truly yours,



/s/ Kathleen H. Alexander
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    Kathleen H. Alexander
    Legal Product Manager


cc:     Christopher J. Kelley, Esq.
        Toby R. Serkin, Esq.



Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.
60 State Street
Boston, MA  02109-1820




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