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Really depends on what you mean by internet. It's kinda like asking "how can a country shut down commerce?" - it can mean different things depending on what level said country would act on, but what they usually do to shut down the internet is equivalent in my example to ordering all banks to stop processing payments. You would still be able to trade something with your neighbor but you would not have a fully stocked Walmart available nearby.