By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian wireless operators led by Telus Corp paid C$2.11 billion ($1.68 billion) in an auction of airwaves this week, with small operators paying far less than established players under a government plan to spur competition. A U.S. auction of similar airwaves raised a record $44.9 billion in January. Industry Minister James Moore, part of the Conservative government facing an election this year, said that assisting smaller players fuels competition and helps consumers. The country's biggest wireless operator, Rogers Communications Inc , missed out entirely, while small new-entrant Wind Mobile paid the minimum C$56.4 million for spectrum in populous British Columbia, Alberta and southern Ontario after its struggling rival Mobilicity did not bid.
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