Let X and Y be metric spaces and let phi: C(p)(X) --> C(p)(Y) (resp. p
hi: C(p)(X) --> C(p)*(Y)) be a continuous linear surjection. We prove
that Y is completely metrizable whenever X is. As a corollary we obta
in that complete metrizability is preserved by l(p) (resp. l(p)-equiv
alence) in the class of all metric spaces. This solves Problem 35 in [
2] (raised by Arhangel'skii).