.[.According to the present invention a.]. .Iadd.A .Iaddend.transmitter and a transmitting method for communicating data symbols over a communication channel.[., for example, according to the CDMA system is presented.]. . .[.The transmitter (24, 25) comprises means (9) for spreading.]. .Iadd.A spreading section spreads .Iaddend.each data symbol with a respective spreading code.[., wherein the.]. .Iadd.. The .Iaddend.spreading codes are mutually orthogonal. .[.Means (10) for scrambling are.]. .Iadd.A scrambling section is .Iaddend.provided to scramble each spread symbol with a respective scrambling code.[., the scrambling codes respectively having the same length as the spreading codes.]. . Furthermore, .[.means (11) for.]. .Iadd.a transmission section for .Iaddend.the transmission of the spread and scrambled symbols .[.are provided.]. .Iadd.is provided.Iaddend.. According to the present invention .[.the means (10) for scrambling are.]. .Iadd.the scrambling section is .Iaddend.provided with a plurality of different scrambling codes, which can be used simultaneously within the same link.