OREANDA-NEWS. MegaFon raised Q207 US GAAP net profit a record 63% y-o-y to Rub8.25 bln, the mobile operator said in its quarterly financial statement. Meanwhile, sales jumped 48% to Rub 34.27 bln and EBITDA reached Rub 18.03 bln, a 49% upsurge. According to Finam investment company, the cellular provider's EBITDA margin came in at 52.6% in Q207, outpacing its main rivals MTS (51.75%) and VimpelCom (52.5%). Earlier, MegaFon lagged behind the other two federal mobile operators by this indicator due to the ongoing construction of its network. In early July the operator announced the completed construction of its network and its startup to service subscribers all across Russia.