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A novel block-spread code-division multiple access (BS-CDMA) framework is presented whereby user-specific, channel-independent precoding is employed along with special spreading codes to ensure multi-user interference free reception with maximum user load. This framework is presented in a general form, from which other BS-CDMA techniques can be derived. Finally, it is shown that specific precoder and spreading code designs facilitate low-complexity frequency-domain equalization at the receiver. Index Terms--Code-division multiple access, multi-user interference, frequency-domain equalization.