What would be the consequences of total collapse of the internet due to the mive solar storms in 2012?

it would be a total disaster to the business world.The united states would be at a standstill.Most of our business world depend on the internet to do business.The power companies depend on it to monitor their grid.Ever our defense forces depend on it.So if it happen,get ready for some cold or hot dark nights.It would take months or years to get them up and running again.Even snail mail would be shut down.In other words,we will be back in the 19ty century.