The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday that Vodafone and Three's £15 billion ($19.5 billion) merger will likely be approved if the two firms proceed with billions of pounds of infrastructure investment and add customer protections.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the merger of Vodafone and Three has "the potential to be pro-competitive for the UK mobile sector".

Vodafone's £15 billion merger with Three UK could gain regulatory approval if both companies commit to network investments and enforce customer

Vodafone’s deal to merge its U.K. business with rival operator Three could proceed if competition concerns are addressed, the country’s antitrust authority said.

The $19 billion merger between Vodafone and Hutchison's Three UK is likely to be given the regulatory green light as Britain's need for investment outweighs short-term competition concerns.Britain's anti-trust regulator said on Tuesday it believed the combination of the country's third and fourth biggest mobile operators could be "pro-competitive" if certain measures and remedies are implemented.