Dodie Kent
                                                              Vice President and
                                                       Associate General Counsel
                                                                  (212) 314-3962
                                                             Fax: (212) 707-7785


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                                                                  LAW DEPARTMENT


                                                                December 6, 2006
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

         Re:      AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
                  File Nos. 333-137052 and 811-01705
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

       AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company requests the withdrawal of its N-4/A
submission made on Form N-4, on December 5, 2006 accession number
0000771726-06-000563.

                                              Very truly yours,


                                              /s/ Dodie Kent
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                                              Dodie Kent






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