  The emergence of nuclear collectivity near doubly-magic $^{132}$Sn was
explored along the stable, even-even $^{124-130}$Te isotopes. Preliminary
measurements of the $B(E2;4^{+}_{1}\rightarrow2^{+}_{1})$ transition strengths
are reported from Coulomb excitation experiments primarily aimed at measuring
the $g$ factors of the $4^{+}_{1}$ states. Isotopically enriched Te targets
were excited by 198-205 MeV $^{58}$Ni beams. A comparison of transition
strengths obtained is made to large-scale shell-model calculations with
successes and limitations discussed.
