Russian mobile subscriptions rise in second quarter

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian mobile phone subscriptions stood at 242.33 million at the end of the second quarter, up from 238.35 million in the previous quarter, data from market research group AC&M showed. Overall penetration in Russia rose to 169.6 percent by the end of June from 166.8 percent three months earlier. Russia's population stood at 146.3 million at the beginning of 2015, according to the state statistics office. AC&M provided the following data (millions of subscriber